EP0538010A2 - Semiconductor package, a holder, a method of production and testing for the same - Google Patents
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- the present invention generally relates to semiconductor devices, carriers for carrying semiconductor devices and methods of testing producing semiconductor devices, and more particularly to a resin encapsulated semiconductor device having a plurality of pins, a carrier for carrying such a semiconductor device and methods of testing and producing such a semiconductor device.
- the number of pins of semiconductor devices has increased due to the improved integration density, and there are demands to further reduce the size of the semiconductor devices.
- the width and thickness of the outer leads which are arranged at an extremely fine pitch have become small, and the strength of the outer leads has become poor. For this reason, it is important that no stress is applied to the outer leads during the production stages and up to the mounting of the semiconductor device.
- FIG.1 shows an example of a conventional semiconductor device.
- FIG.1 (A) shows a plan view of this semiconductor device with a top part thereof omitted
- FIG.1 (B) shows a cross section of this semiconductor device along a line A-A in FIG.1 (A).
- a semiconductor device 130 shown in FIG.1 is the so-called quad flat package type in which a semiconductor chip 133 is mounted on a stage 132 which is provided at a central part of a lead frame 131.
- the semiconductor chip 133 and inner leads 134 of the lead frame 131 are bonded by wires 135, and are encapsulated by molding a resin 136.
- outer leads 137 of the lead frame 131 are respectively formed into an approximate S-shape.
- the packages which have been developed include those having 300 or more pins with the outer leads 137 arranged at a pitch of 0.5 mm and those having 100 or more pins with the outer leads 137 arranged at a pitch of 0.4 or 0.3 mm.
- the thickness of the outer leads 137 is changing from approximately 200 ⁇ m to approximately 100 ⁇ m.
- the tip end of the outer lead 137 is usually subjected to a plating process before the mounting so as to form the solder, tin or the like on the tip end of the outer lead 137.
- the lead frame 131 has a construction such that the tip ends of the outer leads 137 are not connected, the plating process is carried out at a stage before the semiconductor chip 133 is mounted and only the lead frame 131 exists or, after the molding of the resin 136.
- the outer leads 137 are bent after this plating process.
- the plating process is carried out after the molding of the resin 136 and after cutting the tip ends of the outer leads 137.
- the outer leads 137 are also bent after this plating process.
- the characteristic of the semiconductor device 130 described above is tested when forwarded by the manufacturer or received by the user.
- tip ends of the outer leads 137 of the semiconductor device 130 are contacted by probes or sockets of a test equipment.
- the width and thickness of the outer lead 137 have become small and the outer lead 137 has become weak as described above. For this reason, there is a problem in that the outer lead 137 may become deformed when contacted by the probe or socket of the test equipment in order to make the test.
- the length of the signal path from the contact of the probe or socket to the semiconductor chip 133 and including the length of the external lead 137 becomes relatively long.
- the characteristic of the semiconductor device 130 is easily affected by the impedance of this relatively long signal path particularly when the semiconductor device 130 includes an element which operates at a high speed.
- the semiconductor package is handled or forwarded by the manufacturer or the user for the purpose of testing or the like after the outer leads 137 are formed and up to the time when the semiconductor device 130 is mounted, the semiconductor package is accommodated within a tray. As a result, there is a problem in that this accommodation of the semiconductor package within the tray may cause deformation of the outer leads 137.
- Another and more specific object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor device comprising a plurality of leads respectively made up of an inner lead and an outer lead, a semiconductor chip electrically connected to the inner leads of the leads, and a package encapsulating at least the inner leads of the leads and the semiconductor chip so that the outer leads extend outwardly of the package, where the package has an upper part and a lower part which have mutually different sizes such that a stepped part is formed between the upper and lower parts by the different sizes, and each of the outer leads have a wide part which is wider than other parts of the outer lead extending outwardly of the package only within the stepped part of the package.
- the semiconductor device of the present invention it is possible to prevent deformation of the outer leads when testing the performance of the semiconductor device by contacting probes or the like to the outer leads.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a carrier for carrying a semiconductor device which comprises a plurality of leads respectively made up of an inner lead and an outer lead, a semiconductor chip electrically connected to the inner leads of the leads, and a generally rectangular package encapsulating at least the inner leads of the leads and the semiconductor chip so that the outer leads extend outwardly of the package, where the package has an upper part and a lower part which have mutually different sizes such that a stepped part is formed between the upper and lower parts by the different sizes, and each of the outer leads have a part which is exposed at the stepped part of the package.
- the carrier comprises a sidewall part which has a hollow rectangular column shape which opens to top and bottom thereof, and locking parts provided on the sidewall part for locking at least corners of the stepped part of the semiconductor device which is accommodated within the sidewall part, where the sidewall part surrounds sides of the semiconductor device to protect the outer leads. According to the carrier of the present invention, it is possible to protect the outer leads from deformation when handling the semiconductor device.
- a further object of the present invention is to provide a method of testing a semiconductor device which comprises a plurality of leads respectively made up of an inner lead and an outer lead, a semiconductor chip electrically connected to the inner leads of the leads, and a generally rectangular package encapsulating at least the inner leads of the leads and the semiconductor chip so that the outer leads extend outwardly of the package, where the package has an upper part and a lower part which have mutually different sizes such that a stepped part is formed between the upper and lower parts by the different sizes, and each of the outer leads have a part which is exposed at the stepped part of the package.
- the method comprises the steps of (a) placing the semiconductor device in a testing position on a socket so that probes of the socket make contact with corresponding outer leads which are exposed at the stepped part of the package of the semiconductor device, and (b) checking performance of the semiconductor device by supplying signals from a testing equipment to the outer leads via the probes of the socket. According to the method of testing the semiconductor device of the present invention, it is possible to easily test the performance of the semiconductor device without deforming the outer leads.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of producing a semiconductor device which comprises a plurality of leads respectively made up of an inner lead and an outer lead, a semiconductor chip electrically connected to the inner leads of the leads, and a generally rectangular package encapsulating at least the inner leads of the leads and the semiconductor chip so that the outer leads extend outwardly of the package, where the package has an upper part and a lower part which have mutually different sizes such that a stepped part is formed between the upper and lower parts by the different sizes, and each of the outer leads have a part which is exposed at the stepped part of the package.
- the method comprises the steps of (a) placing the semiconductor device on a support so that the semiconductor device is supported by the stepped part and a smaller one of the upper and lower parts of the package, and (b) plating a metal on the outer leads.
- the method of producing the semiconductor device of the present invention it is possible to carry out the plating process with respect to the outer leads without applying an external force on the outer leads which may result in the deformation of the outer leads.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method of producing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of (a) placing a semi-completed device having leads in a molding position within a cavity which is formed by first and second dies which connect via a palette, where the cavity is formed by a recess of the first die and an opening of the palette, the first die has a first gate which communicates to the recess, the palette has a second gate which communicates to the opening, and at least one of the first die and the palette has a runner which communicates with the first and second gates, and (b) injecting a resin into the cavity via the runner and the first and second gates to mold a resin package which encapsulates the semi-completed device so that the leads extend outwardly from the resin package, where the recess is larger than the opening so that one half of the package above the leads is larger than the remaining half of the package below the leads and the leads are exposed at a stepped part which is formed by a difference between the sizes of the two halves forming the
- a further object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor device comprising a plurality of leads respectively made up of an inner lead and an outer lead, a semiconductor chip electrically connected to the inner leads of the leads, a package encapsulating at least the inner leads of the leads and the semiconductor chip so that the outer leads extend outwardly of the package, where the package has an upper part and a lower part which have mutually different sizes such that a stepped part is formed between the upper and lower parts by the different sizes, and each of the outer leads have a wide part which is wider than other parts of the outer lead extending outwardly of the package only within the exposed part of the package, and a radiator member provided on the stepped part so as to improve thermal conduction of heat generated from the semiconductor chip, where the radiator member is made of a material having a thermal conductivity higher than that of the package. According to the semiconductor device of the present invention, it is possible to efficiently radiate the heat generated from the semiconductor chip.
- FIG.2 (A) shows a side view of the first embodiment in partial cross section
- FIG.2 (B) shows a bottom view of the first embodiment.
- a semiconductor device 1A shown in FIG.2 has a chip 4 mounted on a stage 3 of a lead frame 2.
- the chip and inner leads 5 of the lead frame 2 are bonded by wires 6.
- a package 7 is formed by molding a resin which encapsulates the chip 4, the stage 3 and the inner leads 5.
- Outer leads 8 of the lead frame 2 are bent in an approximate S-shape to suit the mounting of the semiconductor device 1A on a circuit substrate (not shown).
- An upper resin 7a of the package 7 above the outer leads 8 is made larger than a lower resin 7b.
- the difference between the sizes of the upper and lower resins 7a and 7b forms an exposed part 8a where the lower surfaces of the outer leads 8 becomes exposed at the lower surface edge part of the upper resin 7a.
- the peripheral surface of the exposed part 8a is embedded in the lower surface edge part of the upper resin 7a. At least the exposed part 8a of the outer leads 8 is exposed at the lower surface edge part of the upper resin 7a.
- the outer leads 8 have a width of 0.1 to 0.2 mm and a thickness of 100 ⁇ m, and are arranged at a pitch of 0.3 to 0.4 mm. In addition, there are 100 or more outer leads 8.
- 400 ⁇ m of the outer lead 8 is exposed at the exposed part 8a.
- this 400 ⁇ m corresponds to the lead length which is required to contact the probe when testing the characteristic of the semiconductor device 1A. The testing method will be described later.
- FIG.3 is a cross sectional view for explaining a method of producing the semiconductor device 1A.
- the chip 4 is mounted on the stage 3 of the lead frame 2, and the chip 4 and the inner leads 5 are bonded by the wires 6.
- the molding part on the periphery of the chip 4 is positioned within a cavity 10 which is formed by an upper and lower metal dies 9a and 9b.
- the space of the upper metal die 9a is larger than the space of the lower metal die 9b, and these two spaces form the cavity 10. Hence, the inner leads 5 of the lead frame 2 and a part of the outer leads 8 are covered by the upper metal die 9a.
- a projection 11 is formed on the lower metal die 9b for the purpose of positioning the lead frame 2. This projection 11 penetrates the lead frame 2 and fits into a hole of the upper metal die 9a.
- the resin is injected via a gate 12 which is formed in the upper metal die 9a, so as to mold the package 7 by the upper and lower resins 7a and 7b.
- FIG.4 a description will be given of a first method of testing the semiconductor device according to the present invention, by referring to FIG.4.
- this embodiment of the method it is assumed for the sake of convenience that the first embodiment of the semiconductor device shown in FIG.2 is tested.
- a socket 14 of a testing equipment 13 is provided with a number of probes 15 corresponding to the number of outer leads 8 of the semiconductor device 1A.
- the semiconductor device 1A is placed on the socket 14 so that the exposed part 8a of the outer leads 8 of the semiconductor device 1A make electrical contact with the corresponding probes 15.
- the exposed part 8a and the smaller one of the upper and lower resins 7a and 7b (that is, the lower resin 7b in this case) of the package 7 are supported by the socket 14.
- the contact between the probes 15 and the outer leads 8 is not made via the tip ends of the outer leads, but is made at the exposed part 8a where the three sides of each outer lead 8 are embedded in the upper resin 7a. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent unwanted deformation of the outer leads 8 even if the outer leads 8 are weak, and the test can be carried out with ease.
- the actual testing operation depends on the kind of semiconductor device to be tested and may be carried out in a known manner. For example, a power source voltage, testing signals and the like are supplied from the testing equipment 13 to the semiconductor device 1A via the probes 15 of the socket 14, and output signals of the semiconductor device 1A are compared with anticipated design values to check the performance or characteristic of the semiconductor device 1A.
- the length of the probe 15 which forms the signal path can be shortened compared to the conventional case.
- the signal path can be shortened because the probe 15 makes contact with the corresponding outer lead 8 at a position close to the chip 4, and thus, it is possible to avoid the increase of the impedance which would occur if the signal path were long.
- it is possible to carry out an accurate test of the characteristic of the semiconductor device 1A because there is no increase in the impedance which would affect the characteristic of the semiconductor device 1A.
- the outer leads 8 have the approximate S-shape.
- each outer lead 8 A is bent to an approximate L-shape.
- each outer lead 8 B is not bent and thus has a linear shape.
- the outer leads 8 A and 8 B also have the exposed part 8a, and the effects obtained by these modifications are the same as those obtainable by the first embodiment of the semiconductor device.
- FIG.6 shows a perspective bottom view of the second embodiment.
- those parts which are the same as those corresponding parts in FIG.2 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- a semiconductor device 1 B shown in FIG.6 has the exposed part 8a formed on the lower surface of the outer leads 8 and the upper resin 7a is larger than the lower resin 7b, similarly to the first embodiment of the semiconductor device. But in this second embodiment of the semiconductor device, a projection 16 is formed on both sides of each outer lead 8 at the exposed part 8a. The projection 16 is integrally formed on the upper resin 7a.
- this second embodiment of the semiconductor device has the function of restricting the positions of the probes 15 shown in FIG.4 which make contact with the corresponding outer leads 8 at the exposed part 8a. In other words, this second embodiment prevents positional error of the probes 15 so that the test can be carried out positively.
- the upper resin 7a of the package 7 is larger than the lower resin 7b.
- the lower resin 7b of the package 7 is also possible to make the lower resin 7b of the package 7 larger than the upper resin 7b.
- the exposed part 8a is formed at the upper surfaces of the outer leads 8, and the projections 16 are integrally formed on the lower resin 7b.
- the probes may in this case be arranged above the semiconductor device 1 B , so that each probe makes positive electrical contact with the corresponding outer lead 8 at the exposed part 8a by being restricted of its position by the projections 16.
- the outer leads 8 shown in FIG.6 may be shaped in any of the manners shown in FIGS.2 and 5.
- FIG.7 shows a side view of the third embodiment in partial cross section
- FIG.7 (B) shows a bottom view of the third embodiment
- FIG.7 (C) shows an enlarged bottom view of outer leads at an exposed part.
- those parts which are the same as those corresponding parts in FIG.2 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- a semiconductor device 1C shown in FIG.7 has a chip 4 mounted on a stage 3 of a lead frame 2.
- the chip and inner leads 5 of the lead frame 2 are bonded by wires 6.
- a package 7 is formed by molding a resin which encapsulates the chip 4, the stage 3 and the inner leads 5.
- Outer leads 8 of the lead frame 2 are bent in an approximate S-shape to suit the mounting of the semiconductor device 1C on a circuit substrate (not shown).
- An upper resin 7a of the package 7 above the outer leads 8 is made larger than a lower resin 7b.
- the difference between the sizes of the upper and lower resins 7a and 7b forms an exposed part 8a where the lower surfaces of the outer leads 8 becomes exposed at the lower surface edge part of the upper resin 7a.
- the peripheral surface of the exposed part 8a is embedded in the lower surface edge part of the upper resin 7a. At least the exposed part 8a of the outer leads 8 is exposed at the lower surface edge part of the upper resin 7a.
- a wide part 21 is formed at a predetermined part of each outer lead 8 on the upper resin 7a at the exposed part 8a.
- the wide parts 21 of the adjacent outer leads 8 are arranged in a zigzag or checker-board pattern.
- the width of the outer lead 8 is 0.1 mm
- the outer leads 8 are arranged at a pitch of 0.3 mm
- the difference between the sizes of the upper and lower resins 7a and 7b is 1.0 mm, as shown in FIG.7 (C).
- the wide parts 21 respectively having the size of 0.3 x 0.35 mm are arranged in a zigzag or checker-board pattern. This arrangement of the wide parts 21 can easily be realized by forming the wide parts 21 in the process of forming the lead frame 2.
- Metal parts 22a through 22d may be provided at the four corners of the upper resin 7a where no outer lead 8 is provided, as shown in FIG.7 (B).
- the metal parts 22a through 22d may be used for positioning purposes, and a hole 23 or the like is formed in the metal parts 22a through 22d.
- the metal parts 22a through 22d may be integrally formed on the lead frame 2, and in this case, it is possible to improve the final positioning accuracy.
- FIG.8 is a cross sectional view for explaining a method of producing the semiconductor device 1C.
- the chip 4 is mounted on the stage 3 of the lead frame 2, and the chip 4 and the inner leads 5 are bonded by the wires 6.
- the molding part on the periphery of the chip 4 is positioned within a cavity 10 which is formed by an upper and lower metal dies 9a and 9b.
- the space of the upper metal die 9a is larger than the space of the lower metal die 9b, and these two spaces form the cavity 10. Hence, the inner leads 5 of the lead frame 2 and a part of the outer leads 8 are covered by the upper metal die 9a.
- a projection 11 is formed on the lower metal die 9b for the purpose of positioning the lead frame 2. This projection 11 penetrates the lead frame 2 and fits into a hole of the upper metal die 9a.
- the resin is injected via a gate 12 which is formed in the upper metal die 9a, so as to mold the package 7 by the upper and lower resins 7a and 7b.
- FIG.9 a description will be given of a second method of testing the semiconductor device according to the present invention, by referring to FIG.9.
- this embodiment of the method it is assumed for the sake of convenience that the third embodiment of the semiconductor device shown in FIG.7 is tested.
- a socket 14 of a testing equipment 13 is provided with a number of probes 15 corresponding to the number of outer leads 8 of the semiconductor device 1C.
- the semiconductor device 1C is placed on the socket 14 so that the exposed part 8a of the outer leads 8 of the semiconductor device 1C make electrical contact with the corresponding probes 15.
- the contact between the probes 15 and the outer leads 8 is not made via the tip ends of the outer leads, but is made at the exposed part 8a where the three sides of each outer lead 8 are embedded in the upper resin 7a. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent unwanted deformation of the outer leads 8 even if the outer leads 8 are weak, and the test can be carried out with ease. Furthermore, the contact between the probe 15 and the corresponding outer lead 8 is particularly satisfactory if the probe 15 is positioned to make contact with the wide part 21 of the corresponding outer lead 8.
- the length of the probe 15 which forms the signal path can be shortened compared to the conventional case.
- the signal path can be shortened because the probe 15 makes contact with the corresponding outer lead 8 at a position close to the chip 4, and thus, it is possible to avoid the increase of the impedance which would occur if the signal path were long.
- it is possible to carry out an accurate test of the characteristic of the semiconductor device 1A because there is no increase in the impedance which would affect the characteristic of the semiconductor device 1C.
- the outer leads 8 have the approximate S-shape.
- the outer leads 8 may be shaped as shown in the modifications of FIG.5 (A) and (B) described above. The effects obtained by such modifications are the same as those obtainable by the third embodiment of the semiconductor device.
- the upper resin 7a of the package 7 is larger than the lower resin 7b.
- the lower resin 7b of the package 7 is also possible to make the lower resin 7b of the package 7 larger than the upper resin 7b.
- the exposed part 8a is formed at the upper surfaces of the outer leads 8, and the projections 16 are integrally formed on the lower resin 7b.
- the probes may in this case be arranged above the semiconductor device 1 C , so that each probe makes positive electrical contact with the corresponding outer lead 8 at the exposed part 8a.
- FIG.10 a description will be given of a fourth embodiment of the semiconductor device according to the present invention, by referring to FIG.10.
- FIG.10 those parts which are the same as those corresponding parts in FIG.7 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- the chip 4 is mounted on a substrate 31 which is provided within the lower resin 7b.
- a pattern 31a is formed on the substrate 31, and the chip 4 and inner ends of the pattern 31a are bonded by wires 32.
- the outer leads 8 of the lead frame are fixed to outer ends of the pattern 31a by an outer lead bonding (OLB), laser welding or the like, for example.
- OLB outer lead bonding
- FIG.11 a description will be given of a fifth embodiment of the semiconductor device according to the present invention, by referring to FIG.11.
- FIG.11 those parts which are the same as those corresponding parts in FIG.7 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- the chip 4 is bonded to the inner ends of a pattern 33 which is made of copper, for example.
- the outer leads 8 are bonded to the outer ends of the pattern 33 by OLB, laser welding or the like.
- a film carrier 35 is mounted on the pattern 33.
- FIG.12 a description will be given of a sixth embodiment of the semiconductor device according to the present invention, by referring to FIG.12.
- FIG.12 those parts which are the same as those corresponding parts in FIG.7 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- a substrate 36 having a pattern 36a formed thereon is arranged downwardly on the upper resin 7a, and the chip 4 is mounted on the surface of the substrate 36 having the pattern 36a.
- the chip 4 is bonded to inner ends of the pattern 36a by wires 37.
- the outer leads 8 are fixed to the exposed part of the pattern 36a by solder reflow, OLB, laser welding or the like.
- FIG.13 a description will be given of a seventh embodiment of the semiconductor device according to the present invention, by referring to FIG.13.
- those parts which are the same as those corresponding parts in FIG.7 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- a film carrier 39 is mounted on a pattern 38 to prevent the pattern 38 from scattering.
- the chip 4 is bonded to the inner ends of the pattern 38 by bumps 40 in a hanging manner.
- the outer leads 8 are fixed to the exposed part of the pattern 38 by solder reflow, OLB, laser welding or the like.
- FIG.14 shows a plan view
- FIG.14 (B) shows a side view of the eighth embodiment of the semiconductor device.
- those parts which are the same as those corresponding parts in FIG.7 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- a semiconductor device 1H shown in FIG.14 (A) is shown as a tape carrier package.
- Sprocket holes 92 are provided along both sides of a tape carrier 91 of the lead member.
- the tape carrier 91 has a thickness of 125 nm or 75 nm and is made of polyimide.
- Leads 93 having a predetermined pattern and made of a metal film are bonded at a part of the tape carrier 91 between the sprocket holes 92 where one semiconductor device 1H is to be formed.
- the lead 93 is bonded on the tape carrier 91 by an adhesive agent 93 having a thickness of 20 nm, for example.
- the metal film forming the leads 93 may be made of copper which is plated by tin, solder, gold and the like.
- the lead 93 is made up of an inner lead 93a and an outer lead 93b which is formed through an outer lead hole 95 in the tape carrier 91.
- a pad 93c which is used at the time of the testing is formed on the tip end of the outer lead 93b.
- the tip end of the inner lead 93 of the lead 93 and the chip 4 are connected by a bump 96 which is made of gold or the like.
- An upper resin 7a and a lower resin 7b which are not shown in FIG.14 are formed by molding the resin, and the package 7 is formed thereby.
- the lower resin 7b of the package 7 is made smaller than the upper resin 7a, similarly to the package 7 shown in FIG.7.
- the wide parts 21 are formed in the zigzag or checker-board arrangement on the upper resin 7a at the exposed part 8a, similarly to the wide parts 21 shown in FIG.7.
- the leads 93 are bonded on the tape carrier 91 by the adhesive agent 94.
- the leads 93 may be formed on the tape carrier 91 using techniques such as vapor deposition and etching.
- the tape carrier 91 is cut along a dotted line A in FIG.14 (A) when the semiconductor device 1H is forwarded. Furthermore, the tape carrier 91 is cut along a dotted line B in FIG.14 (A) when the semiconductor device 1H is mounted.
- FIG.15 (A) shows the side view
- FIG.15 (B) shows the bottom view of the eighth embodiment of the semiconductor device when it is forwarded.
- FIG.15 shows the semiconductor device 1H which is obtained when the tape carrier 91 is cut along the dotted line A in FIG.14 and the outer leads 93b are bent.
- the tip ends of the outer leads 93b are fixed to a tape 91a of the tape carrier 91.
- the outer leads 93b are made of the metal film and are weak, the deformation of the outer leads 93b is prevented by forwarding the semiconductor device 1H in the state where the outer leads 93b are fixed to the tape 91a.
- FIG.16 (A) shows the side view
- FIG.16 (B) shows the bottom view of the eighth embodiment of the semiconductor device when it is mounted.
- FIG.16 shows the semiconductor device 1H which is obtained when the tape carrier 91 is cut along the dotted line B in FIGS.14 and 15.
- the semiconductor device 1H shown in FIG.16 is mounted on a circuit substrate or the like.
- FIG.17 is a flow chart for explaining the production steps of the eighth embodiment of the semiconductor device according to the present invention shown in FIG.14.
- a step ST1 makes an inner lead bonding by bonding the chip 4 to the inner leads 93a on the tape carrier 91 by the bumps 96. Then, a step ST2 molds the resin.
- the semiconductor device 1H may be tested at this stage by contacting the probes of the testing equipment to the pads 93 on the tape carrier 91.
- a step ST3 cuts a part of the outer leads 93b and the tape carrier 91 as indicated by the dotted line A in FIG.14, and a step ST4 bends the outer leads 93b as shown in FIG.15.
- the cutting of the step ST3 and the bending of the step ST4 may be carried out simultaneously.
- a step ST5 inserts the semiconductor device 1H shown in FIG.15 into a carrier which will be described later.
- a step ST6 tests the characteristic of the semiconductor device 1H by contacting the probes of the testing equipment to the wide parts 21 at the exposed part 8a, and the semiconductor device 1H is forwarded in a step ST7.
- a step ST8 cuts the outer leads 93b as indicated by the dotted line B in FIGS.14 and 15, and the semiconductor device 1H shown in FIG.16 is mounted on the printed circuit substrate or the like.
- FIG.18 shows an embodiment of the carrier according to the present invention which is used when transporting the third embodiment of the semiconductor device 1C described above.
- FIG.18 (A) shows a plan view of the carrier
- FIG.18 (B) shows a bottom view of the carrier
- FIG.18 (C) shows a cross sectional view of the carrier along a line A-A′ in FIG.18 (A)
- FIG.18 (D) shows a cross sectional view of the carrier along a line B-B′ in FIG.18 (A).
- a carrier 4 has locking parts 43a through 43d which extend from respective upper four corners of a sidewall part 42 which has a hollow rectangular column shape.
- the locking parts 43a through 43d respectively have pushing claws 44a through 43d on the lower ends thereof.
- circular projections 45a through 45c and a rectangular projection 45d are provided on the upper surface of the sidewall part 42 at the respective four corners thereof.
- circular recesses 46a through 46c and a rectangular recess 46d are provided on the lower surface of the side wall 42 at the respective four corners thereof.
- the projections 45a through 45d are formed in correspondence with the recesses 46a through 46d. In other words, it is possible to stack a plurality of carriers 41 by engaging the projections 45a through 45d of one carrier 41 with the corresponding recesses 46a through 46d of another carrier 41 which is stacked thereon.
- FIG.19 shows the carrier 41 having the semiconductor device 1C inserted therein.
- FIG.19 (A) shows a plan view of the carrier
- FIG.19 (B) shows a bottom view of the carrier
- FIG.19 (C) and (D) show cross sectional views of the carrier respectively corresponding to FIG.18 (C) and (D) described above.
- each side of the upper resin 7a becomes exposed in the plan view.
- the lower resin 7b and the exposed part 8a can be seen in their entirety without being obstructed, as shown in FIG.19 (B).
- the state shown in FIG.19 (A) ensures that there is a sufficiently large part of the semiconductor device 1H to be pushed downwardly from above when testing and mounting the semiconductor device 1H.
- the state shown in FIG.19 (B) enables contact of the probes (socket) to the outer leads 8 at the exposed part 8a.
- the sidewall part 42 protects the outer leads 8 of the semiconductor device 1H which is inserted into the carrier 41, and prevents the outer leads 8 from becoming deformed when the semiconductor device 1H is transported.
- a plurality of carriers 41 having the semiconductor device 1H inserted therein can be stacked as shown in FIG.20 when being transported, packed for forwarding or the like.
- FIG.20 shows a producing machine
- FIG.20 (B) shows the state of the semiconductor device 1C at various parts of the producing machine.
- parts P1 through P4 respectively include dies 51a and 52a and a press 52, and each die 51b is positioned within a belt conveyer 53.
- a part P5 includes a press 54, carrier combining parts 55a and 55b and a supply part 56 for supplying the carrier 41.
- parts P6 and P7 respectively include a driving part 57 and a hand 58 which holds the carrier 41 on a support 59.
- the part P7 is additionally provided with an ejecting part 58.
- a lead frame 61 is cut from a package 62 at the part P1, and bars 63 are cut off at the part P2.
- the outer leads 8 are subjected to a first bending process at the part P3, and are then subjected to a second bending process at the part P4, so that the outer leads 8 have the approximate S-shape or the so-called gull-wing shape.
- Tip ends 8b of the outer leads 8 are cut off at the part P5, and the semiconductor device 1C is inserted into the carrier 41 at the part P6.
- the carrier 41 inserted with the semiconductor device 1C is stacked at the ejecting part 58 of the part P7.
- FIG.20 shows the production of the third embodiment of the semiconductor device 1C shown in FIG.7.
- the production of the eighth embodiment of the semiconductor device 1H shown in FIGS.14 through 16 having the form of the tape carrier package may be produced similarly as described above.
- FIG.21 (A) shows a case where a plurality of recesses 101 are formed in a tray 100.
- Each recess 101 has a shape and size slightly larger than those of the carrier 41.
- the carriers 41 are independently accommodated within the respective recesses 101 of the tray 100.
- FIG.21 (B) shows a case where a plurality of carriers 41 are inserted into a hollow container 102.
- FIG.21 (C) shows a case where the top surface of each carrier is fixed to a base tape 103 via an adhesive agent 104.
- the carriers 41 are appropriately spaced apart on the base tape 103. Hence, it is possible to transport the carriers 41 in the form of a roll of the base tape 103, for example.
- FIG.21 (D) shows a case where the carriers 41 are arranged at predetermined positions on the base tape 103 and each carrier 41 is fixed to the base tape 103 by an embossed paper tape 105, for example. In this case, it is also possible to transport the carriers 41 in the form of a roll of the base tape 103, for example.
- a plating liquid 82 is filled within a plating tank 81, and an anode 83 and a cathode 84 are arranged within the plating liquid 82 which includes Sn, PbSn or the like, for example.
- the cathode 84 has an open-box shape so as to contact the entire exposed part 8a of the semiconductor device 1C which is to be subjected to the plating process.
- parts of the cathode 84 other than the contact part are covered by an insulator 85.
- a D.C. power source 86 is coupled to the anode 83 and the cathode 84.
- the semiconductor device 1C which is carried on the carrier 41 is submerged into the plating liquid 82 within the plating tank 81.
- the lower resin 7b of the semiconductor device 1C fits into the open-box shaped cathode 84, and the cathode 84 and the exposed part 8a make contact.
- a plated layer 8c made of Sn, PbSn or the like is formed on the outer leads 8.
- the plated layer 8c is formed on the external leads 8 by electroplating.
- FIG.22 shows the plating process which is carried out after the semiconductor device 1C is carried on the carrier 41, and according to this method of using the carrier 41, it is easier to transport the semiconductor device 1C into the plating tank 81.
- the plating process can also be carried out before the semiconductor device 1C is carried on the carrier 41.
- the package (upper resin 7a and/or lower resin 7b) is held by a robot or the like and is transported above the cathode 84 within the plating tank 81.
- the plating process shown in FIG.22 is a final plating process which is carried out after a pre-plating process using Ag, Au, Pb or the like is carried out with respect to the lead frame 2 during the production process of the semiconductor device 1C.
- a pre-plating process may be carried out with respect to the cut surface, but such a pre-plating process is not essential.
- the adherence of the plating material on the cut surface at the tip ends of the outer leads 8 is poorer than that of the other parts which have been subjected to the pre-plating process, however, the cut surface at the tip ends of the outer leads 8 help the generation of the solder fillet when mounting the semiconductor device 1C and no problems are caused thereby. For this reason, it is not essential to carry out the pre-plating process with respect to the cut surface of the tip ends of the outer leads 8.
- the lead frame 2 is not subjected to a plating process using Ag or the like, it is necessary to carry out a pre-plating process before the final plating process shown in FIG.22, in order to improve the adherence of the plating material during the final plating process.
- the pre-plating process in this case is carried out after the packaging of the upper and lower resins 7a and 7b, in a state where the bar 63 and the unwanted part at the tip ends 8b of the outer leads 8 are electrically connected, and an acid cleaning and the like is sufficiently carried out.
- an electroplating or an electroless plating may be carried out after the cleaning.
- the unwanted parts are cut off as shown in FIG.20 and the semiconductor device 1C is carried out on the carrier 41 before carrying out the final plating process shown in FIG.22.
- the plating process including the pre-plating process employs the electroplating technique.
- the electroless plating (chemical plating) technique it is also possible to employ the electroless plating (chemical plating) technique.
- the plating process which is carried out to ensure a positive mounting of the semiconductor device 1C on the substrate or the like can be carried out even after the outer leads 8 are bent, without applying an external force on the outer leads 8. As a result, it is possible to prevent deformation of the outer leads 8 and also prevent deterioration of the position accuracy of the outer leads 8.
- FIG.23 shows a socket which is used for the test
- FIG.24 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the socket shown in FIG.23.
- a socket 61 which is used as a testing jig is made up of a body 62 which has a box shape slightly larger than the external size of the carrier 41.
- the carrier 41 is generally positioned by a side part 63 of the body 62.
- a base 64 is for positioning the lower rein 7b of the semiconductor device 1C is provided at the bottom of the body 62.
- Probes 66 which are electrically connected to terminals 65 are provided in the periphery of the base 64 in correspondence with the outer leads 8 of the semiconductor device 1C.
- a lid 67 for pushing the upper resin 7a of the semiconductor device 1C is pivotally supported on the body 62.
- the carrier 41 is generally positioned when the carrier 41 is inserted into the body 62, and in this state, the lower resin 7b of the semiconductor device 1C is placed on and is positioned by the base 64. In this state, the outer leads 8 make contact with the corresponding probes 66 at the exposed part 8a shown in FIG.7.
- the upper resin 7a of the semiconductor device 1C is pushed by the closed lid 67 and is fixed within the body 62 so that it is possible to test the semiconductor device 1C.
- the semiconductor device 1C can be placed on and electrically connected to the socket 61 by simply placing the semiconductor device 1C into the body 62 in a state where the semiconductor device 1C is carried on the socket 41. Hence, it is possible to prevent the outer leads 8 from making contact with the socket 61 when the semiconductor device 1C is placed on the socket 61, and the deformation of the outer leads 8 is prevented when testing the semiconductor device 1C.
- one of the stacked carriers 41 is lifted by a hand 71 as shown in FIG.25 (A), and is positioned and placed on a positioning support 72 shown in FIG.25 (B).
- the positioning support 72 has a box shape slightly larger than the external size of the carrier 41, and generally positions the carrier 41 placed thereon.
- the upper resin 7a of the semiconductor device 1C is pushed on a positioning base 73 of the positioning support 72 by a pushing part 74, so as to separate the semiconductor device 1C from the carrier 41.
- the lower resin 7b is placed on the positioning base 73 so as to position the semiconductor device 1C.
- the empty carrier 41 is removed by the hand 71 as shown in FIG.25 (C), and the upper resin 7a is held by a hand 75. Furthermore, the semiconductor device 1C is placed at a predetermined position on a substrate 76 by the hand 75 as shown in FIG.25 (D), and the mounting of the semiconductor device 1C is completed by carrying out a solder reflow process or the like.
- FIG.26 a description will be given of a ninth embodiment of the semiconductor device according to the present invention, by referring to FIG.26.
- those parts which are the same as those corresponding parts in FIG.7 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- the outer leads 8 of a semiconductor device 1C′ shown in FIG.26 are bent in a direction opposite to those of the semiconductor device 1C shown in FIG.7 (A). Otherwise, the semiconductor device 1C′ is the same as the semiconductor device 1C. It is of course possible to make the lower resin 7b of the package 7 larger than the upper resin 7a, as described above. In this case, the construction of the semiconductor device will be identical to that of the semiconductor device 1C shown in FIG.7 except that the lower resin would have the size of the upper resin 7a shown in FIG.7 and the upper resin would have the size of the lower resin 7b shown in FIG.7.
- the semiconductor device 1C′ can be tested by contacting the probes to the outer leads 8 at the exposed part 8a in a state where the semiconductor device 1C′ is mounted on the circuit substrate or the like.
- FIG.27 shows another embodiment of a carrier having the semiconductor device 1C′ shown in FIG.26 inserted therein.
- FIG.27 (A) shows a plan view of a carrier 41A
- FIG.27 (B) shows a bottom view of the carrier 41A.
- those parts which are basically the same as those corresponding parts in FIG.19 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- FIG.28 (A) shows a cross section of the carrier 41A taken along a line e-e′ in FIG.27 (A)
- FIG.28 (B) shows a cross section of the carrier 41A taken along a line f-f′ in FIG.27 (A).
- the carrier 41A does not have locking parts 43a through 43a of the carrier 41 shown in FIG.19. Instead, the carrier 41A supports the semiconductor device 1C′ by the pushing claws 44a through 44d alone. Hence, both the upper resin 7a and the lower resin 7b of the semiconductor device 1C′ becomes exposed in bottom view and the top view of the carrier 41A, respectively.
- FIG.29 shows a socket which is used for the test.
- those parts which are the same as those corresponding parts in FIG.24 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- a socket 61A which is used as a testing jig has a construction which is basically the same as the socket 61 shown in FIG.24.
- the difference between the socket 61 shown in FIG.24 is that in FIG.29 the outer leads 8 of the semiconductor device 1C′ curve upwardly within the carrier 41A.
- FIG.30 shows the tape carrier 91 before the chip 4 is mounted thereof.
- those parts which are the same as those corresponding parts in FIG.14 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- an opening 111 is provided at a position where the chip 4 is to be mounted.
- First holes 112 are provided along each side of the opening 111, so as to enable upward and downward flow of the resin at the time of the molding.
- a second hole 113 is provided at one position between two adjacent outer lead holes 95, to enable flow of the resin to upper and lower gates of the metal die which will be described later.
- FIG.31 is a diagram for explaining the general resin molding process for the tape carrier.
- the tape carrier 91 is positioned in a cavity 115 which is formed by an upper metal die 114a and a lower metal die 114b.
- the resin is injected to the cavity 115 of the lower metal die 114b via a runner 117 and a lower gate 116b shown in FIG.31 (C).
- a communication hole 118a is formed in the tape carrier 91, and the molding is carried out by supplying the resin from the runner 117 to an upper gate 116a of the upper metal die 114a via the communication hole 118a.
- FIG.31 (B) shows a case where no upper gate is provided in the upper metal die 114a.
- a communication hole 118b is formed at a part of the tape carrier 91 located within the cavity 115, and the molding is carried out by supplying the resin within the cavity 115.
- the molding is carried out by supplying the resin to the upper part of the cavity by forming the communication hole 118a or 118b in the tape carrier 91.
- problems occur.
- the mark of the upper gate 116a or the lower gate 116b will remain at the exposed part 8a of the upper resin 7a if the size of the cavity 115 is simply made different at the top and bottom.
- the formation of the communication hole 118b will be limited by the size of the chip 4, and the molding process will be difficult to carry out.
- FIG.32 is a diagram for explaining a resin molding of the tape carrier 91 shown in FIG.30 according to this embodiment of the method of producing the semiconductor device.
- FIG.32 (A) is a plan view of a metal die which is used for the resin molding
- FIG.32 (B) shows a cross section along a line A-A in FIG.32 (A)
- FIG.32 (C) shows a cross section along a line B-B in FIG.32 (A).
- a palette 121 is interposed between an upper metal die 120a and a lower metal die 120b.
- An upper runner 122a for supplying melted resin is formed at a part (upper gate which will be described later) of the upper metal die 120a making contact with the palette 121.
- the lower metal die 120b includes a recess 123a which forms the cavity 123, and a lower gate 124 which communicates to the recess 123a.
- Rods 125a and 125b are used for separating the upper and lower metal dies 120a and 120b after the resin molding.
- the palette 121 includes an opening 123b which forms the cavity 123, a lower runner 122b which forms the runner 122 together with the upper runner 122a, and an upper gate 126 which communicates the opening 123b and the lower runner 122b.
- the cavity 123 is formed by the opening 123b of the palette 121 and the recess 123a of the lower metal die 120b which contacts the upper metal die 120a.
- the recess 123a forms the upper resin 7a
- the opening 123b forms the lower resin 7b.
- a communication hole 127 is formed in the palette 121 to communicate the upper runner 122a to the lower gate 124 of the lower metal die 120b.
- FIG.33 is a diagram for explaining the gate shown in FIG.32.
- FIG.33 (A) shows a plan view of the palette 121
- FIG.33 (B) shows a plan view of the lower metal die 120b.
- the lower runner 122b and the opening 123b of the palette 121 communicate at the upper gate 126
- the communication hole 127 of the lower runner 122b communicates to the lower gate 124 of the lower metal die 120b. It is of course possible to provide the runner 123 in only the palette 121 or in only the upper metal die 120a.
- the resin flows to the lower gate 124 from the communication hole 127 of the palette 121 via the second hole 113 of the tape carrier 91. Furthermore, the resin within the cavity 123 flows into the recess 123a via the first holes 112 and flows to the upper gate 126. Hence, the resin molding process can be carried out smoothly in a satisfactory manner.
- the palette 121 is interposed between the upper metal die 120a and the lower metal die 120b. As a result, it is possible to independenty form the upper resin 7a and the lower resin 7a of the package 7. In addition, it is possible to easily carry out the resin molding process without forming the mark of the gate at the exposed part 8a.
- upper and lower metal dies 120a and 120b may be reversed in FIG.32.
- radiator member such as a radiator fin for cooling the semiconductor elements
- the radiator member is provided on a package which encapsulates the semiconductor elements. It is desirable that the radiator member has a high radiator characteristic from the point of view of its function, and it is desirable that the radiator member can be made in a simple manner and at a low cost from the point of view of production.
- FIGS.35 and 36 show an example of a conventional semiconductor device having a radiator member.
- a semiconductor device 501 shown in FIGS.35 and 36 generally includes a package 502 and radiator fins 503.
- the package 502 is made of a resin
- the radiator fins 503 are made of a metal having a satisfactory radiator efficiency.
- the package 502 is molded from the resin to encapsulate the semiconductor elements, and the semiconductor elements are protected by this package 502.
- a plurality of leads 504 extend from the package 502.
- the leads 504 are connected to the semiconductor elements within the package 2, and the exposed leads 504 connect to a circuit substrate or the like when the semiconductor device 501 is mounted.
- the radiator fins 503 have a shape with a large surface area as shown so as to improve the radiator efficiency.
- An adhesive agent is used to mount the radiator fins 503 on the package 502.
- the adhesive agent is made of an epoxy system resin having a satisfactory thermal conduction.
- the pin grid array package described above was generally used as the package structure having the improved radiator characteristic.
- the surface mounting there are demands to realize a surface mounting type package having an improve radiator efficiency.
- FIG.37 shows another example of the conventional semiconductor device which was developed to satisfy the above described demands.
- a semiconductor device 505 shown in FIG.37 generally includes a semiconductor chip 506, leads 507, a package 508, a radiator plate 509, and a stage 510.
- the semiconductor chip 506 is die-bonded on the lower surface of the stage 510, and the semiconductor chip 506 and the leads 507 are connected by Au wires 511.
- Outer lead parts of the leads 107 extend outside the package 508 which is made of a resin, and are formed into a gull-wing shape, for example, to suit surface mounting of the semiconductor device 505.
- the package 508 encapsulates the semiconductor chip 506, inner lead parts of the leads 507, the stage 510 and the like.
- a cavity 512 is formed on top of the package 508.
- the radiator plate 509 is fixed within the cavity 512 by an adhesive agent 513 having a high thermal conductivity.
- a molding process is carried out to expose the top surface of the stage 510 within the cavity 512 so as to improve the radiator characteristic.
- the exposed stage 510 and the radiator plate 509 are connected directly through the adhesive agent 513.
- metal dies having a high precision and to form the lead frame with a high accuracy in order to carry out the molding process so that the top surface of the stage 510 becomes exposed within the cavity 512. Therefore, there are problems in that the production process becomes troublesome to perform and that the production cost becomes relatively high.
- the radiator plate 509 must be fixed within the cavity 512 after the molding process is completed. But in a state where the stage 510 is exposed within the cavity 512 after the molding process, there is a possibility of moisture entering within the package 508 from the boundary part between the stage 510 and the package 508. If moisture enters within the package 508, this moisture generates vapor during each of the various heating processes which are carried out after the molding process. As a result, there is a problem in that the generation of the vapor causes cracking or breaking of the package 508 and greatly deteriorates the reliability of the semiconductor device 505.
- FIGS.38 and 39 respectively are a perspective view and a side view in cross section of the tenth embodiment of the semiconductor device.
- a semiconductor device 220 shown in FIGS.38 and 39 generally includes a package 221 and a radiator member 222.
- the radiator member 222 is made of a material having a thermal conductivity higher than that of the package 221.
- the package 221 is formed from an epoxy resin, for example, and encapsulates a semiconductor chip 223, a stage 224 and inner leads 225a of leads 225. That is, the package 221 is the so-called surface mounting type package.
- the semiconductor chip 223 is die-bonded on the stage 224 and is resin-encapsulated, so that the stage 224 is completely embedded and encapsulated within the package 221 as shown in FIG.39. Accordingly, compared to the conventional semiconductor device 505 shown in FIG.37, it is possible to positively prevent moisture from entering within the package 221 by the structure of the package 221. Even if the package 221 is subjected to a heating process thereafter, it is possible to suppress the generation of vapor and accordingly prevent the package 221 from cracking or breaking. In other words, it is possible to improve the reliability of the semiconductor device 220.
- the semiconductor chip 223 which is arranged on the stage 224 is connected to the inner leads 225a of the leads 225 by wire-bonding.
- outer leads 225b of the leads 225 extend outside the package 221 so as to enable connection with a circuit substrate or the like when mounting the semiconductor device 220 on the circuit substrate or the like.
- the package 221 has a shape such that an upper body 221a which is located above the leads 225 becomes smaller with respect to a lower body 221b which is located below the leads 225.
- a stepped part is formed between the upper and lower bodies 221a and 221b due to the difference between the sizes of the upper and lower bodies 221a and 221b.
- the outer leads 225b of the leads 225 are exposed at the upper surface of the stepped part, that is, at the upper surface of the lower body 221b.
- the outer leads 225b are shaped into the gull-wing shape on the outside of the lower body 221b to suit mounting of the semiconductor device 220 on the circuit substrate or the like.
- the semiconductor chip 223 is die-bonded on the stage 224 of a lead frame 226 which already has the stage 224 and the leads 225 formed thereon.
- the semiconductor chip 223 and the inner leads 225a are bonded by wires 227.
- the lead frame 226 having the semiconductor chip 223 mounted thereon is inserted into a metal die 228 which is made up of upper and lower dies 228a and 228b.
- a cavity 228a-1 formed in the upper die 228a is smaller than a cavity 228a-2 formed in the lower die 228b.
- the package 221 having the upper body 221a smaller than the lower body 221b is formed.
- the process of forming the package 221 is basically the same as that of the conventional process, except that the shapes of the cavities 228a-1 and 228a-2 are mutually different.
- the shapes of the upper and lower bodies 221a and 221b are mutually different, it is easy to form the package 221.
- the radiator member 222 is made of an aluminum plate and has a height which is approximately the same as a projecting length L of the lower body 221b from the upper body 221a.
- the shape of the radiator member 222 in the plan view viewed from above the semiconductor device 220 is approximately the same as the shape of the lower body 221b in the plan view.
- An inserting hole 230 is formed at a central part of the radiator member 222. The position of the inserting hole 230 corresponds to the position and shape of the upper body 221a.
- the radiator member 222 having the construction described above is provided on the stepped part formed between the upper and lower bodies 221a and 221b, and is fixed on the package 221 by an adhesive agent 231 which has a high thermal conduction.
- the upper body 221a fits within the inserting hole 230, and the outer leads 225b of the leads 225 extending on the lower body 221b are bonded to the radiator member 222 via the adhesive agent 231.
- the size of the inserting hole 230 does not need to match the shape of the upper body 221a with a high precision, and the inserting hole 230 simply needs to be formed slightly larger than the shape of the upper body 221a.
- the adhesive agent 231 is interposed between the upper body 221a and the radiator member 222. Accordingly, the process of forming the inserting hole 230 in the radiator member 222 does not require high precision, and the inserting hole 230 can be formed with ease.
- the adhesive agent 231 is made of an insulating material, the leads 225 will not be short-circuited even though the adhesive agent 231 is bonded on the leads 225.
- the radiator member 222 surrounds the upper body 221a. Furthermore, the radiator member 222 is also bonded to the leads 225 via the adhesive agent 231. For this reason, the heat which is generated from the semiconductor chip 223 mainly conducts to the outside via the package 221 and the leads 225. The heat conducting through the package 221 is transferred to the radiator member 222 at the connecting part where the inserting hole 230 and the upper body 221a meet. On the other hand, the heat conducting through the leads 225 is transferred to the radiator member 222 where the leads 225 and the radiator member 222 connect via the adhesive agent 231.
- the heat generated from the semiconductor chip 223 conducts to the radiator member 222 over an extremely large area, thereby improving the radiator efficiency.
- the radiator member 222 is constructed to surround the upper body 221a, the surface area of the radiator member 222 making contact with the atmosphere is large and the radiator efficiency is also improved thereby.
- the height of the radiator member 222 is approximately the same as the projecting length L of the lower body 221b from the upper body 221a.
- the shape of the radiator member 222 in the plan view is approximately the same as the shape of the lower body 221b in the plan view. Accordingly, in the state where the radiator member 222 is mounted on the package 221, the overall height and size of the semiconductor device 220 can be kept approximately the same as those of the semiconductor device having no radiator member 222. In other words, the thickness of the semiconductor device 220 can be kept the same even if the radiator member 222 is provided. Therefore, it is possible to realize a thin semiconductor device having the improved radiator efficiency.
- FIG.42 those parts which are the same as those corresponding parts in FIGS.38 and 39 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- a stage which is mounted with a semiconductor chip is supported on a frame of a lead frame by a support member referred to as a support bar.
- a support member referred to as a support bar.
- the leads 225 (outer leads 225b) of the semiconductor device 220 extend outside the package 221 and the support bar is hidden within the package 221.
- a support bar 233 also extends outside a package 228 of a semiconductor device 232 together with outer leads 225a of the leads 225.
- the support bar 233 is bonded to the radiator member 222 via the adhesive agent 231.
- the semiconductor chip 223 is mounted on the stage 224, and this stage 224 most conducts the heat generated from the semiconductor chip 223.
- this stage 224 most conducts the heat generated from the semiconductor chip 223.
- the tenth and eleventh embodiments of the semiconductor device is not limited to the surface mounting type package, but is also applicable similarly to other package structures.
- FIGS.42 through 45 respectively show modifications of the fourth through seventh embodiments of the semiconductor device shown in FIGS.10 through 13.
- those parts which are the same as those corresponding parts in FIGS.10 through 13 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- These modifications also have a radiator member.
- a radiator plate 97a is provided on the back surface of the substrate 31, and this radiator plate 97a is exposed when the resin molding process is made.
- the chip 4 is adhered on a radiator plate 97b by an adhesive agent 98a.
- the radiator plate 97b is adhered on the lead frame (inner leads) 2 by an adhesive agent 98b.
- the radiator plate 97b is exposed when the resin molding process is made.
- the leads 93 are formed on the tape carrier 91, and the chip 4 is bonded on the tape carrier 91 by the flip-chip bonding.
- a bump 96 bonds each lead 93 to the chip 4.
- a radiator plate 97c is adhered to the back surface of the chip 4 by an adhesive agent 99a. The radiator plate 97c is exposed when the resin molding process is made.
- the tape carrier 91 shown in FIG.44 is adhered to a radiator plate 97d by an adhesive agent 99b, so as to replace the lower resin 7b by the radiator plate 97d.
- each of the radiator plates 97a through 97d are made of a material having a thermal conductivity higher than that of the package 7.
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- The present invention generally relates to semiconductor devices, carriers for carrying semiconductor devices and methods of testing producing semiconductor devices, and more particularly to a resin encapsulated semiconductor device having a plurality of pins, a carrier for carrying such a semiconductor device and methods of testing and producing such a semiconductor device.
- The number of pins of semiconductor devices has increased due to the improved integration density, and there are demands to further reduce the size of the semiconductor devices. As a result, the width and thickness of the outer leads which are arranged at an extremely fine pitch have become small, and the strength of the outer leads has become poor. For this reason, it is important that no stress is applied to the outer leads during the production stages and up to the mounting of the semiconductor device.
- FIG.1 shows an example of a conventional semiconductor device. FIG.1 (A) shows a plan view of this semiconductor device with a top part thereof omitted, and FIG.1 (B) shows a cross section of this semiconductor device along a line A-A in FIG.1 (A).
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semiconductor device 130 shown in FIG.1 is the so-called quad flat package type in which asemiconductor chip 133 is mounted on astage 132 which is provided at a central part of alead frame 131. Thesemiconductor chip 133 andinner leads 134 of thelead frame 131 are bonded bywires 135, and are encapsulated by molding aresin 136. In addition,outer leads 137 of thelead frame 131 are respectively formed into an approximate S-shape. - For example, the packages which have been developed include those having 300 or more pins with the
outer leads 137 arranged at a pitch of 0.5 mm and those having 100 or more pins with theouter leads 137 arranged at a pitch of 0.4 or 0.3 mm. Hence, the thickness of theouter leads 137 is changing from approximately 200 µm to approximately 100 µm. - Because the width and thickness of the
outer lead 137 have become small, it is necessary to form a solder fillet on the tip end of theouter lead 137 in order to obtain a sufficiently large strength at the time of mounting thesemiconductor device 130 on a substrate. Accordingly, the tip end of theouter lead 137 is usually subjected to a plating process before the mounting so as to form the solder, tin or the like on the tip end of theouter lead 137. - For example, the
lead frame 131 has a construction such that the tip ends of theouter leads 137 are not connected, the plating process is carried out at a stage before thesemiconductor chip 133 is mounted and only thelead frame 131 exists or, after the molding of theresin 136. Theouter leads 137 are bent after this plating process. - On the other hand, if the
lead frame 131 has a construction such that the tip ends of theouter leads 137 are connected, the plating process is carried out after the molding of theresin 136 and after cutting the tip ends of theouter leads 137. In this case, theouter leads 137 are also bent after this plating process. - The characteristic of the
semiconductor device 130 described above is tested when forwarded by the manufacturer or received by the user. When making this test, tip ends of theouter leads 137 of thesemiconductor device 130 are contacted by probes or sockets of a test equipment. - However, the width and thickness of the
outer lead 137 have become small and theouter lead 137 has become weak as described above. For this reason, there is a problem in that theouter lead 137 may become deformed when contacted by the probe or socket of the test equipment in order to make the test. - In addition, when testing the
semiconductor device 130, the length of the signal path from the contact of the probe or socket to thesemiconductor chip 133 and including the length of theexternal lead 137 becomes relatively long. As a result, there is a problem in that the characteristic of thesemiconductor device 130 is easily affected by the impedance of this relatively long signal path particularly when thesemiconductor device 130 includes an element which operates at a high speed. - On the other hand, the plating process with respect to the
outer leads 137 is carried out in a state where the tip ends of theouter leads 137 have been cut and before theouter leads 137 are bent. For this reason, there is a problem in that theouter leads 137 may become deformed after the plating process, thereby greatly deteriorating the position accuracy of theouter leads 137. - Furthermore, if the semiconductor package is handled or forwarded by the manufacturer or the user for the purpose of testing or the like after the
outer leads 137 are formed and up to the time when thesemiconductor device 130 is mounted, the semiconductor package is accommodated within a tray. As a result, there is a problem in that this accommodation of the semiconductor package within the tray may cause deformation of theouter leads 137. - Accordingly, it is a general object of the present invention to provide a novel and useful semiconductor device, a carrier for carrying such a semiconductor device and methods of testing and producing such a semiconductor device, in which the problems described above are eliminated.
- Another and more specific object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor device comprising a plurality of leads respectively made up of an inner lead and an outer lead, a semiconductor chip electrically connected to the inner leads of the leads, and a package encapsulating at least the inner leads of the leads and the semiconductor chip so that the outer leads extend outwardly of the package, where the package has an upper part and a lower part which have mutually different sizes such that a stepped part is formed between the upper and lower parts by the different sizes, and each of the outer leads have a wide part which is wider than other parts of the outer lead extending outwardly of the package only within the stepped part of the package. According to the semiconductor device of the present invention, it is possible to prevent deformation of the outer leads when testing the performance of the semiconductor device by contacting probes or the like to the outer leads.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a carrier for carrying a semiconductor device which comprises a plurality of leads respectively made up of an inner lead and an outer lead, a semiconductor chip electrically connected to the inner leads of the leads, and a generally rectangular package encapsulating at least the inner leads of the leads and the semiconductor chip so that the outer leads extend outwardly of the package, where the package has an upper part and a lower part which have mutually different sizes such that a stepped part is formed between the upper and lower parts by the different sizes, and each of the outer leads have a part which is exposed at the stepped part of the package. The carrier comprises a sidewall part which has a hollow rectangular column shape which opens to top and bottom thereof, and locking parts provided on the sidewall part for locking at least corners of the stepped part of the semiconductor device which is accommodated within the sidewall part, where the sidewall part surrounds sides of the semiconductor device to protect the outer leads. According to the carrier of the present invention, it is possible to protect the outer leads from deformation when handling the semiconductor device.
- A further object of the present invention is to provide a method of testing a semiconductor device which comprises a plurality of leads respectively made up of an inner lead and an outer lead, a semiconductor chip electrically connected to the inner leads of the leads, and a generally rectangular package encapsulating at least the inner leads of the leads and the semiconductor chip so that the outer leads extend outwardly of the package, where the package has an upper part and a lower part which have mutually different sizes such that a stepped part is formed between the upper and lower parts by the different sizes, and each of the outer leads have a part which is exposed at the stepped part of the package. The method comprises the steps of (a) placing the semiconductor device in a testing position on a socket so that probes of the socket make contact with corresponding outer leads which are exposed at the stepped part of the package of the semiconductor device, and (b) checking performance of the semiconductor device by supplying signals from a testing equipment to the outer leads via the probes of the socket. According to the method of testing the semiconductor device of the present invention, it is possible to easily test the performance of the semiconductor device without deforming the outer leads.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of producing a semiconductor device which comprises a plurality of leads respectively made up of an inner lead and an outer lead, a semiconductor chip electrically connected to the inner leads of the leads, and a generally rectangular package encapsulating at least the inner leads of the leads and the semiconductor chip so that the outer leads extend outwardly of the package, where the package has an upper part and a lower part which have mutually different sizes such that a stepped part is formed between the upper and lower parts by the different sizes, and each of the outer leads have a part which is exposed at the stepped part of the package. The method comprises the steps of (a) placing the semiconductor device on a support so that the semiconductor device is supported by the stepped part and a smaller one of the upper and lower parts of the package, and (b) plating a metal on the outer leads. According to the method of producing the semiconductor device of the present invention, it is possible to carry out the plating process with respect to the outer leads without applying an external force on the outer leads which may result in the deformation of the outer leads.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method of producing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of (a) placing a semi-completed device having leads in a molding position within a cavity which is formed by first and second dies which connect via a palette, where the cavity is formed by a recess of the first die and an opening of the palette, the first die has a first gate which communicates to the recess, the palette has a second gate which communicates to the opening, and at least one of the first die and the palette has a runner which communicates with the first and second gates, and (b) injecting a resin into the cavity via the runner and the first and second gates to mold a resin package which encapsulates the semi-completed device so that the leads extend outwardly from the resin package, where the recess is larger than the opening so that one half of the package above the leads is larger than the remaining half of the package below the leads and the leads are exposed at a stepped part which is formed by a difference between the sizes of the two halves forming the package. According to the method of producing the semiconductor device of the present invention, it is possible to easily form the package which has one half larger than the other, without forming a mark of the gate of the die.
- A further object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor device comprising a plurality of leads respectively made up of an inner lead and an outer lead, a semiconductor chip electrically connected to the inner leads of the leads, a package encapsulating at least the inner leads of the leads and the semiconductor chip so that the outer leads extend outwardly of the package, where the package has an upper part and a lower part which have mutually different sizes such that a stepped part is formed between the upper and lower parts by the different sizes, and each of the outer leads have a wide part which is wider than other parts of the outer lead extending outwardly of the package only within the exposed part of the package, and a radiator member provided on the stepped part so as to improve thermal conduction of heat generated from the semiconductor chip, where the radiator member is made of a material having a thermal conductivity higher than that of the package. According to the semiconductor device of the present invention, it is possible to efficiently radiate the heat generated from the semiconductor chip.
- Other objects and further features of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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- FIG.1 shows an example of a conventional semiconductor device in a plan view and a cross sectional view for explaining the problems thereof;
- FIG.2 shows a first embodiment of a semiconductor device according to the present invention in a side view and a bottom view;
- FIG.3 is a cross sectional view for explaining a method of producing the first embodiment of the semiconductor device;
- FIG.4 is a diagram for explaining a first embodiment of a method of testing the semiconductor device according to the present invention;
- FIG.5 shows modifications of the shape of outer leads;
- FIG.6 is a perspective view from the bottom showing a second embodiment of the semiconductor device according to the present invention;
- FIG.7 shows a third embodiment of the semiconductor device according to the present invention in a side view, a bottom view and an enlarged bottom view in part;
- FIG.8 is a cross sectional view for explaining a method of producing the third embodiment of the semiconductor device;
- FIG.9 is a diagram for explaining a second embodiment of a method of testing the semiconductor device according to the present invention;
- FIGS.10 through 13 are cross sectional views respectively showing fourth through seventh embodiments of the semiconductor device according to the present invention;
- FIG.14 shows an eighth embodiment of the semiconductor device according to the present invention in a plan view and a side view;
- FIG.15 shows a side view and a bottom view for explaining the forwarding of the eighth embodiment of the semiconductor device;
- FIG.16 shows a side view and a bottom view for explaining the mounting of the eighth embodiment of the semiconductor device;
- FIG.17 is a flow chart for explaining the production steps of the eighth embodiment of the semiconductor device;
- FIG.18 shows an embodiment of a carrier according to the present invention which is used to transport the third embodiment of the semiconductor device in a plan view, a bottom view and cross sectional views;
- FIG.19 shows the third embodiment of the semiconductor device inserted into the carrier shown in FIG.18 in a plan view, a bottom view and cross sectional views;
- FIG.20 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of a method of producing the semiconductor device according to the present invention;
- FIG.21 is a diagram for explaining the forwarding and packing of the carrier having the semiconductor device inserted therein;
- FIG.22 is a diagram for explaining a plating process which forms a part of the production method;
- FIG.23 is a side view in cross section showing a socket which is used in a third embodiment of the method of testing the semiconductor device according to the present invention;
- FIG.24 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the socket shown in FIG.23;
- FIG.25 is a diagram for explaining a method of mounting the semiconductor device;
- FIG.26 is a ninth embodiment of the semiconductor device according to the present invention in a view;
- FIG.27 shows the ninth embodiment of the semiconductor device into another embodiment of the carrier according to the present invention in a plan view and a bottom view;
- FIG.28 shows cross sectional views respectively along a line e-e′ and a line f-f′ in FIG.27 (A);
- FIG.29 is a side view in cross section showing a socket which is used in a fourth embodiment of the method of testing the semiconductor device according to the present invention;
- FIG.30 shows a tape carrier in a state before a semiconductor chip is mounted thereof, for explaining another embodiment of the method of producing the semiconductor device according to the present invention;
- FIG.31 is a diagram for explaining a general resin molding of the tape carrier;
- FIG.32 is a diagram for explaining a resin holding of the tape carrier shown in FIG.30;
- FIG.33 is a diagram for explaining a gate shown in FIG.32;
- FIGS.34 and 35 respectively are a perspective view and a side view showing an example of a conventional semiconductor device having a radiator member;
- FIG.36 is a side view in cross section showing another example of the conventional semiconductor device having a hetat radiator structure;
- FIG.37 is a perspective view showing a tenth embodiment of the semiconductor device according to the present invention;
- FIG.38 is a side view in cross section showing the tenth embodiment of the semiconductor device;
- FIG.39 is a perspective view showing the tenth embodiment of the semiconductor device with a radiator member removed;
- FIG.40 is a cross sectional view for explaining a method of producing the tenth embodiment of the semiconductor device;
- FIG.41 is a perspective view showing an eleventh embodiment of the semiconductor device according to the present invention; and
- FIGS.42 through 45 are cross sectional views respectively showing modifications of the fourth through seventh embodiments of the semiconductor device shown in FIGS.10 through 13.
- A description will be given of a first embodiment of a semiconductor device according to the present invention, by referring to FIG.2. FIG.2 (A) shows a side view of the first embodiment in partial cross section, and FIG.2 (B) shows a bottom view of the first embodiment.
- A semiconductor device 1A shown in FIG.2 has a
chip 4 mounted on astage 3 of alead frame 2. The chip andinner leads 5 of thelead frame 2 are bonded bywires 6. Apackage 7 is formed by molding a resin which encapsulates thechip 4, thestage 3 and the inner leads 5. Outer leads 8 of thelead frame 2 are bent in an approximate S-shape to suit the mounting of the semiconductor device 1A on a circuit substrate (not shown). - An
upper resin 7a of thepackage 7 above the outer leads 8 is made larger than alower resin 7b. The difference between the sizes of the upper andlower resins upper resin 7a. The peripheral surface of the exposed part 8a is embedded in the lower surface edge part of theupper resin 7a. At least the exposed part 8a of the outer leads 8 is exposed at the lower surface edge part of theupper resin 7a. - For example, the outer leads 8 have a width of 0.1 to 0.2 mm and a thickness of 100 µm, and are arranged at a pitch of 0.3 to 0.4 mm. In addition, there are 100 or more outer leads 8.
- In this case, 400 µm of the
outer lead 8 is exposed at the exposed part 8a. In other words, this 400 µm corresponds to the lead length which is required to contact the probe when testing the characteristic of the semiconductor device 1A. The testing method will be described later. - FIG.3 is a cross sectional view for explaining a method of producing the semiconductor device 1A. First, the
chip 4 is mounted on thestage 3 of thelead frame 2, and thechip 4 and the inner leads 5 are bonded by thewires 6. Thereafter, the molding part on the periphery of thechip 4 is positioned within acavity 10 which is formed by an upper and lower metal dies 9a and 9b. - The space of the upper metal die 9a is larger than the space of the lower metal die 9b, and these two spaces form the
cavity 10. Hence, the inner leads 5 of thelead frame 2 and a part of the outer leads 8 are covered by the upper metal die 9a. A projection 11 is formed on the lower metal die 9b for the purpose of positioning thelead frame 2. This projection 11 penetrates thelead frame 2 and fits into a hole of the upper metal die 9a. - The resin is injected via a
gate 12 which is formed in the upper metal die 9a, so as to mold thepackage 7 by the upper andlower resins - Next, a description will be given of a first method of testing the semiconductor device according to the present invention, by referring to FIG.4. In this embodiment of the method, it is assumed for the sake of convenience that the first embodiment of the semiconductor device shown in FIG.2 is tested.
- In FIG.4, a
socket 14 of atesting equipment 13 is provided with a number ofprobes 15 corresponding to the number ofouter leads 8 of the semiconductor device 1A. When testing the characteristic of the semiconductor device 1A, the semiconductor device 1A is placed on thesocket 14 so that the exposed part 8a of the outer leads 8 of the semiconductor device 1A make electrical contact with the corresponding probes 15. In this testing position, the exposed part 8a and the smaller one of the upper andlower resins lower resin 7b in this case) of thepackage 7 are supported by thesocket 14. - In other words, when testing the characteristic of the semiconductor device 1A, it is simply necessary to place the semiconductor device 1A in the testing position on the
socket 14. In addition, the contact between theprobes 15 and the outer leads 8 is not made via the tip ends of the outer leads, but is made at the exposed part 8a where the three sides of eachouter lead 8 are embedded in theupper resin 7a. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent unwanted deformation of the outer leads 8 even if the outer leads 8 are weak, and the test can be carried out with ease. - The actual testing operation depends on the kind of semiconductor device to be tested and may be carried out in a known manner. For example, a power source voltage, testing signals and the like are supplied from the
testing equipment 13 to the semiconductor device 1A via theprobes 15 of thesocket 14, and output signals of the semiconductor device 1A are compared with anticipated design values to check the performance or characteristic of the semiconductor device 1A. - On the other hand, the length of the
probe 15 which forms the signal path can be shortened compared to the conventional case. In addition, the signal path can be shortened because theprobe 15 makes contact with the correspondingouter lead 8 at a position close to thechip 4, and thus, it is possible to avoid the increase of the impedance which would occur if the signal path were long. As a result, it is possible to carry out an accurate test of the characteristic of the semiconductor device 1A because there is no increase in the impedance which would affect the characteristic of the semiconductor device 1A. - Next, a description will be given of modifications of the shape of the outer leads, by referring to FIG.5.
- In the first embodiment of the semiconductor device shown in FIG.2, the outer leads 8 have the approximate S-shape. However, according to a first modification shown in FIG.5 (A), each
outer lead 8A is bent to an approximate L-shape. Furthermore, according to a second modification shown in FIG.5 (B), eachouter lead 8B is not bent and thus has a linear shape. In the modifications shown in FIG.5 (A) and (B), the outer leads 8A and 8B also have the exposed part 8a, and the effects obtained by these modifications are the same as those obtainable by the first embodiment of the semiconductor device. - Next, a description will be given of a second embodiment of the semiconductor device according to the present invention, by referring to FIG.6. FIG.6 shows a perspective bottom view of the second embodiment. In FIG.6, those parts which are the same as those corresponding parts in FIG.2 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- A
semiconductor device 1B shown in FIG.6 has the exposed part 8a formed on the lower surface of the outer leads 8 and theupper resin 7a is larger than thelower resin 7b, similarly to the first embodiment of the semiconductor device. But in this second embodiment of the semiconductor device, aprojection 16 is formed on both sides of eachouter lead 8 at the exposed part 8a. Theprojection 16 is integrally formed on theupper resin 7a. - The effects obtained by this second embodiment of the semiconductor device are the same as those obtainable by the first embodiment of the semiconductor device. In addition, the
projections 16 have the function of restricting the positions of theprobes 15 shown in FIG.4 which make contact with the corresponding outer leads 8 at the exposed part 8a. In other words, this second embodiment prevents positional error of theprobes 15 so that the test can be carried out positively. - In FIG.6, the
upper resin 7a of thepackage 7 is larger than thelower resin 7b. However, it is also possible to make thelower resin 7b of thepackage 7 larger than theupper resin 7b. In this case, the exposed part 8a is formed at the upper surfaces of the outer leads 8, and theprojections 16 are integrally formed on thelower resin 7b. The probes may in this case be arranged above thesemiconductor device 1B, so that each probe makes positive electrical contact with the correspondingouter lead 8 at the exposed part 8a by being restricted of its position by theprojections 16. - The outer leads 8 shown in FIG.6 may be shaped in any of the manners shown in FIGS.2 and 5.
- Next, a description will be given of a third embodiment of the semiconductor device according to the present invention, by referring to FIG.7. FIG.7 (A) shows a side view of the third embodiment in partial cross section, FIG.7 (B) shows a bottom view of the third embodiment, and FIG.7 (C) shows an enlarged bottom view of outer leads at an exposed part. In FIG.7, those parts which are the same as those corresponding parts in FIG.2 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- A semiconductor device 1C shown in FIG.7 has a
chip 4 mounted on astage 3 of alead frame 2. The chip andinner leads 5 of thelead frame 2 are bonded bywires 6. Apackage 7 is formed by molding a resin which encapsulates thechip 4, thestage 3 and the inner leads 5. Outer leads 8 of thelead frame 2 are bent in an approximate S-shape to suit the mounting of the semiconductor device 1C on a circuit substrate (not shown). - An
upper resin 7a of thepackage 7 above the outer leads 8 is made larger than alower resin 7b. The difference between the sizes of the upper andlower resins upper resin 7a. The peripheral surface of the exposed part 8a is embedded in the lower surface edge part of theupper resin 7a. At least the exposed part 8a of the outer leads 8 is exposed at the lower surface edge part of theupper resin 7a. - A
wide part 21 is formed at a predetermined part of eachouter lead 8 on theupper resin 7a at the exposed part 8a. Thewide parts 21 of the adjacent outer leads 8 are arranged in a zigzag or checker-board pattern. - For example, the width of the
outer lead 8 is 0.1 mm, the outer leads 8 are arranged at a pitch of 0.3 mm, and the difference between the sizes of the upper andlower resins upper resin 7a, thewide parts 21 respectively having the size of 0.3 x 0.35 mm are arranged in a zigzag or checker-board pattern. This arrangement of thewide parts 21 can easily be realized by forming thewide parts 21 in the process of forming thelead frame 2. - By the provision of the
wide parts 21, it becomes possible to align the probes to the corresponding outer leads 8 so as to make positive contact to the corresponding outer leads 8 when making the test, even if the number of leads increases and the width of the lead becomes narrow. - Metal parts 22a through 22d may be provided at the four corners of the
upper resin 7a where noouter lead 8 is provided, as shown in FIG.7 (B). The metal parts 22a through 22d may be used for positioning purposes, and ahole 23 or the like is formed in the metal parts 22a through 22d. The metal parts 22a through 22d may be integrally formed on thelead frame 2, and in this case, it is possible to improve the final positioning accuracy. - FIG.8 is a cross sectional view for explaining a method of producing the semiconductor device 1C. First, the
chip 4 is mounted on thestage 3 of thelead frame 2, and thechip 4 and the inner leads 5 are bonded by thewires 6. Thereafter, the molding part on the periphery of thechip 4 is positioned within acavity 10 which is formed by an upper and lower metal dies 9a and 9b. - The space of the upper metal die 9a is larger than the space of the lower metal die 9b, and these two spaces form the
cavity 10. Hence, the inner leads 5 of thelead frame 2 and a part of the outer leads 8 are covered by the upper metal die 9a. A projection 11 is formed on the lower metal die 9b for the purpose of positioning thelead frame 2. This projection 11 penetrates thelead frame 2 and fits into a hole of the upper metal die 9a. - The resin is injected via a
gate 12 which is formed in the upper metal die 9a, so as to mold thepackage 7 by the upper andlower resins - Next, a description will be given of a second method of testing the semiconductor device according to the present invention, by referring to FIG.9. In this embodiment of the method, it is assumed for the sake of convenience that the third embodiment of the semiconductor device shown in FIG.7 is tested.
- In FIG.9, a
socket 14 of atesting equipment 13 is provided with a number ofprobes 15 corresponding to the number ofouter leads 8 of the semiconductor device 1C. When testing the characteristic of the semiconductor device 1C, the semiconductor device 1C is placed on thesocket 14 so that the exposed part 8a of the outer leads 8 of the semiconductor device 1C make electrical contact with the corresponding probes 15. - In other words, when testing the characteristic of the semiconductor device 1C, it is simply necessary to place the semiconductor device 1C in the testing position on the
socket 14. In addition, the contact between theprobes 15 and the outer leads 8 is not made via the tip ends of the outer leads, but is made at the exposed part 8a where the three sides of eachouter lead 8 are embedded in theupper resin 7a. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent unwanted deformation of the outer leads 8 even if the outer leads 8 are weak, and the test can be carried out with ease. Furthermore, the contact between theprobe 15 and the correspondingouter lead 8 is particularly satisfactory if theprobe 15 is positioned to make contact with thewide part 21 of the correspondingouter lead 8. - On the other hand, the length of the
probe 15 which forms the signal path can be shortened compared to the conventional case. In addition, the signal path can be shortened because theprobe 15 makes contact with the correspondingouter lead 8 at a position close to thechip 4, and thus, it is possible to avoid the increase of the impedance which would occur if the signal path were long. As a result, it is possible to carry out an accurate test of the characteristic of the semiconductor device 1A because there is no increase in the impedance which would affect the characteristic of the semiconductor device 1C. - In the third embodiment of the semiconductor device shown in FIG.7, the outer leads 8 have the approximate S-shape. However, the outer leads 8 may be shaped as shown in the modifications of FIG.5 (A) and (B) described above. The effects obtained by such modifications are the same as those obtainable by the third embodiment of the semiconductor device.
- In FIG.7, the
upper resin 7a of thepackage 7 is larger than thelower resin 7b. However, it is also possible to make thelower resin 7b of thepackage 7 larger than theupper resin 7b. In this case, the exposed part 8a is formed at the upper surfaces of the outer leads 8, and theprojections 16 are integrally formed on thelower resin 7b. The probes may in this case be arranged above thesemiconductor device 1C, so that each probe makes positive electrical contact with the correspondingouter lead 8 at the exposed part 8a. - Next, a description will be given of a fourth embodiment of the semiconductor device according to the present invention, by referring to FIG.10. In FIG.10, those parts which are the same as those corresponding parts in FIG.7 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- In a semiconductor device 1D shown in FIG.10, the
chip 4 is mounted on asubstrate 31 which is provided within thelower resin 7b. Apattern 31a is formed on thesubstrate 31, and thechip 4 and inner ends of thepattern 31a are bonded bywires 32. The outer leads 8 of the lead frame are fixed to outer ends of thepattern 31a by an outer lead bonding (OLB), laser welding or the like, for example. - Next, a description will be given of a fifth embodiment of the semiconductor device according to the present invention, by referring to FIG.11. In FIG.11, those parts which are the same as those corresponding parts in FIG.7 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- In a semiconductor device 1E shown in FIG.11, the
chip 4 is bonded to the inner ends of apattern 33 which is made of copper, for example. The outer leads 8 are bonded to the outer ends of thepattern 33 by OLB, laser welding or the like. In this case, in order to prevent the scattering of thepattern 33 during the production stage, afilm carrier 35 is mounted on thepattern 33. - Next, a description will be given of a sixth embodiment of the semiconductor device according to the present invention, by referring to FIG.12. In FIG.12, those parts which are the same as those corresponding parts in FIG.7 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- In a semiconductor device 1F shown in FIG.12, a
substrate 36 having apattern 36a formed thereon is arranged downwardly on theupper resin 7a, and thechip 4 is mounted on the surface of thesubstrate 36 having thepattern 36a. Thechip 4 is bonded to inner ends of thepattern 36a bywires 37. When the resin is molded in this state, a part of thepattern 36a becomes exposed due to the difference in the sizes of the upper andlower resins pattern 36a by solder reflow, OLB, laser welding or the like. - Next, a description will be given of a seventh embodiment of the semiconductor device according to the present invention, by referring to FIG.13. In FIG.13, those parts which are the same as those corresponding parts in FIG.7 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- In a semiconductor device 1G shown in FIG.13, a
film carrier 39 is mounted on apattern 38 to prevent thepattern 38 from scattering. Thechip 4 is bonded to the inner ends of thepattern 38 bybumps 40 in a hanging manner. When the resin is molded in this state, a part of thepattern 38 becomes exposed due to the difference in the sizes of the upper andlower resins pattern 38 by solder reflow, OLB, laser welding or the like. - Next, a description will be given of an eighth embodiment of the semiconductor device according to the present invention, by referring to FIG.14. FIG.14 (A) shows a plan view and FIG.14 (B) shows a side view of the eighth embodiment of the semiconductor device. In FIG.14, those parts which are the same as those corresponding parts in FIG.7 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- A semiconductor device 1H shown in FIG.14 (A) is shown as a tape carrier package. Sprocket holes 92 are provided along both sides of a
tape carrier 91 of the lead member. For example, thetape carrier 91 has a thickness of 125 nm or 75 nm and is made of polyimide. Leads 93 having a predetermined pattern and made of a metal film are bonded at a part of thetape carrier 91 between the sprocket holes 92 where one semiconductor device 1H is to be formed. As shown in FIG.14 (B), thelead 93 is bonded on thetape carrier 91 by anadhesive agent 93 having a thickness of 20 nm, for example. The metal film forming theleads 93 may be made of copper which is plated by tin, solder, gold and the like. - The
lead 93 is made up of aninner lead 93a and anouter lead 93b which is formed through an outerlead hole 95 in thetape carrier 91. Apad 93c which is used at the time of the testing is formed on the tip end of theouter lead 93b. - In addition, as shown in FIG.14 (B), the tip end of the
inner lead 93 of thelead 93 and thechip 4 are connected by abump 96 which is made of gold or the like. Anupper resin 7a and alower resin 7b which are not shown in FIG.14 are formed by molding the resin, and thepackage 7 is formed thereby. In this case, thelower resin 7b of thepackage 7 is made smaller than theupper resin 7a, similarly to thepackage 7 shown in FIG.7. In addition, thewide parts 21 are formed in the zigzag or checker-board arrangement on theupper resin 7a at the exposed part 8a, similarly to thewide parts 21 shown in FIG.7. - In FIG.14 (B), the
leads 93 are bonded on thetape carrier 91 by theadhesive agent 94. However, theleads 93 may be formed on thetape carrier 91 using techniques such as vapor deposition and etching. - The
tape carrier 91 is cut along a dotted line A in FIG.14 (A) when the semiconductor device 1H is forwarded. Furthermore, thetape carrier 91 is cut along a dotted line B in FIG.14 (A) when the semiconductor device 1H is mounted. The outer leads 93b after being cut along the dotted line B (and bent where applicable) form the outer leads 8. - Next, a description will be given of the forwarding of the eighth embodiment of the semiconductor device shown in FIG.14, by referring to FIG.15. FIG.15 (A) shows the side view and FIG.15 (B) shows the bottom view of the eighth embodiment of the semiconductor device when it is forwarded.
- FIG.15 shows the semiconductor device 1H which is obtained when the
tape carrier 91 is cut along the dotted line A in FIG.14 and the outer leads 93b are bent. The tip ends of the outer leads 93b are fixed to atape 91a of thetape carrier 91. In other words, because the outer leads 93b are made of the metal film and are weak, the deformation of theouter leads 93b is prevented by forwarding the semiconductor device 1H in the state where the outer leads 93b are fixed to thetape 91a. - Next, a description will be given of the mounting of the eighth embodiment of the semiconductor device shown in FIG.14, by referring to FIG.16. FIG.16 (A) shows the side view and FIG.16 (B) shows the bottom view of the eighth embodiment of the semiconductor device when it is mounted.
- FIG.16 shows the semiconductor device 1H which is obtained when the
tape carrier 91 is cut along the dotted line B in FIGS.14 and 15. The semiconductor device 1H shown in FIG.16 is mounted on a circuit substrate or the like. - FIG.17 is a flow chart for explaining the production steps of the eighth embodiment of the semiconductor device according to the present invention shown in FIG.14.
- In FIG.17, a step ST1 makes an inner lead bonding by bonding the
chip 4 to the inner leads 93a on thetape carrier 91 by thebumps 96. Then, a step ST2 molds the resin. The semiconductor device 1H may be tested at this stage by contacting the probes of the testing equipment to thepads 93 on thetape carrier 91. - Thereafter, a step ST3 cuts a part of the outer leads 93b and the
tape carrier 91 as indicated by the dotted line A in FIG.14, and a step ST4 bends the outer leads 93b as shown in FIG.15. The cutting of the step ST3 and the bending of the step ST4 may be carried out simultaneously. - A step ST5 inserts the semiconductor device 1H shown in FIG.15 into a carrier which will be described later. A step ST6 tests the characteristic of the semiconductor device 1H by contacting the probes of the testing equipment to the
wide parts 21 at the exposed part 8a, and the semiconductor device 1H is forwarded in a step ST7. A step ST8 cuts the outer leads 93b as indicated by the dotted line B in FIGS.14 and 15, and the semiconductor device 1H shown in FIG.16 is mounted on the printed circuit substrate or the like. - FIG.18 shows an embodiment of the carrier according to the present invention which is used when transporting the third embodiment of the semiconductor device 1C described above. FIG.18 (A) shows a plan view of the carrier, FIG.18 (B) shows a bottom view of the carrier, FIG.18 (C) shows a cross sectional view of the carrier along a line A-A′ in FIG.18 (A), and FIG.18 (D) shows a cross sectional view of the carrier along a line B-B′ in FIG.18 (A).
- In FIG.18, a
carrier 4 has locking parts 43a through 43d which extend from respective upper four corners of asidewall part 42 which has a hollow rectangular column shape. The locking parts 43a through 43d respectively have pushing claws 44a through 43d on the lower ends thereof. - In addition, circular projections 45a through 45c and a
rectangular projection 45d are provided on the upper surface of thesidewall part 42 at the respective four corners thereof. On the other hand,circular recesses 46a through 46c and arectangular recess 46d are provided on the lower surface of theside wall 42 at the respective four corners thereof. The projections 45a through 45d are formed in correspondence with therecesses 46a through 46d. In other words, it is possible to stack a plurality ofcarriers 41 by engaging the projections 45a through 45d of onecarrier 41 with the correspondingrecesses 46a through 46d of anothercarrier 41 which is stacked thereon. - FIG.19 shows the
carrier 41 having the semiconductor device 1C inserted therein. FIG.19 (A) shows a plan view of the carrier, FIG.19 (B) shows a bottom view of the carrier, and FIG.19 (C) and (D) show cross sectional views of the carrier respectively corresponding to FIG.18 (C) and (D) described above. - In FIG.19, the four corners of the
upper resin 7a of the semiconductor device 1H are fixed by the pushing claws 44a through 44d of the locking parts 43a through 43d of thecarrier 41. - As shown in FIG.19 (A), at least a part of each side of the
upper resin 7a becomes exposed in the plan view. In addition, thelower resin 7b and the exposed part 8a can be seen in their entirety without being obstructed, as shown in FIG.19 (B). In other words, the state shown in FIG.19 (A) ensures that there is a sufficiently large part of the semiconductor device 1H to be pushed downwardly from above when testing and mounting the semiconductor device 1H. Furthermore, the state shown in FIG.19 (B) enables contact of the probes (socket) to the outer leads 8 at the exposed part 8a. - The
sidewall part 42 protects the outer leads 8 of the semiconductor device 1H which is inserted into thecarrier 41, and prevents the outer leads 8 from becoming deformed when the semiconductor device 1H is transported. - On the other hand, a plurality of
carriers 41 having the semiconductor device 1H inserted therein can be stacked as shown in FIG.20 when being transported, packed for forwarding or the like. - Next, a description will be given of an embodiment of a method of producing the semiconductor device according to the present invention, by referring to FIG.20. This embodiment of the producing method produces the semiconductor device 1C by inserting the semiconductor device 1C into the
carrier 41. FIG.20 (A) shows a producing machine, and FIG.20 (B) shows the state of the semiconductor device 1C at various parts of the producing machine. - In FIG.20 (A), parts P1 through P4 respectively include dies 51a and 52a and a
press 52, and each die 51b is positioned within abelt conveyer 53. A part P5 includes apress 54,carrier combining parts supply part 56 for supplying thecarrier 41. In addition, parts P6 and P7 respectively include a drivingpart 57 and ahand 58 which holds thecarrier 41 on asupport 59. The part P7 is additionally provided with an ejectingpart 58. - In FIG.20 (A) and (B), a
lead frame 61 is cut from apackage 62 at the part P1, and bars 63 are cut off at the part P2. The outer leads 8 are subjected to a first bending process at the part P3, and are then subjected to a second bending process at the part P4, so that the outer leads 8 have the approximate S-shape or the so-called gull-wing shape. - Tip ends 8b of the outer leads 8 are cut off at the part P5, and the semiconductor device 1C is inserted into the
carrier 41 at the part P6. Thecarrier 41 inserted with the semiconductor device 1C is stacked at the ejectingpart 58 of the part P7. - Therefore, after the shaping of the outer leads 8 is completed, it is possible to immediately accommodate the semiconductor device 1C within the
carrier 41 and prevent deformation of the outer leads 8. - FIG.20 shows the production of the third embodiment of the semiconductor device 1C shown in FIG.7. However, the production of the eighth embodiment of the semiconductor device 1H shown in FIGS.14 through 16 having the form of the tape carrier package may be produced similarly as described above.
- Next, a description will be given of the forwarding and packing of the carrier having the semiconductor device inserted therein, by referring to FIG.21.
- FIG.21 (A) shows a case where a plurality of
recesses 101 are formed in atray 100. Eachrecess 101 has a shape and size slightly larger than those of thecarrier 41. Thecarriers 41 are independently accommodated within therespective recesses 101 of thetray 100. - FIG.21 (B) shows a case where a plurality of
carriers 41 are inserted into ahollow container 102. By forming thecontainer 102 so that thecontainer 102 is transparent at least in part, it becomes possible to visually confirm the state of thecarriers 41 accommodated within thecontainer 102. - FIG.21 (C) shows a case where the top surface of each carrier is fixed to a
base tape 103 via anadhesive agent 104. Thecarriers 41 are appropriately spaced apart on thebase tape 103. Hence, it is possible to transport thecarriers 41 in the form of a roll of thebase tape 103, for example. - FIG.21 (D) shows a case where the
carriers 41 are arranged at predetermined positions on thebase tape 103 and eachcarrier 41 is fixed to thebase tape 103 by an embossedpaper tape 105, for example. In this case, it is also possible to transport thecarriers 41 in the form of a roll of thebase tape 103, for example. - Next, a description will be given of the plating process which forms a part of the production method, by referring to FIG.22.
- In FIG.22, a plating
liquid 82 is filled within aplating tank 81, and ananode 83 and acathode 84 are arranged within the platingliquid 82 which includes Sn, PbSn or the like, for example. Thecathode 84 has an open-box shape so as to contact the entire exposed part 8a of the semiconductor device 1C which is to be subjected to the plating process. In addition, parts of thecathode 84 other than the contact part are covered by aninsulator 85. AD.C. power source 86 is coupled to theanode 83 and thecathode 84. - The semiconductor device 1C which is carried on the
carrier 41 is submerged into the platingliquid 82 within theplating tank 81. In this case, thelower resin 7b of the semiconductor device 1C fits into the open-box shapedcathode 84, and thecathode 84 and the exposed part 8a make contact. - When a voltage is applied across the
anode 83 and thecathode 84 by theD.C. power source 86, a platedlayer 8c made of Sn, PbSn or the like is formed on the outer leads 8. In other words, the platedlayer 8c is formed on theexternal leads 8 by electroplating. - FIG.22 shows the plating process which is carried out after the semiconductor device 1C is carried on the
carrier 41, and according to this method of using thecarrier 41, it is easier to transport the semiconductor device 1C into theplating tank 81. However, the plating process can also be carried out before the semiconductor device 1C is carried on thecarrier 41. In this case, the package (upper resin 7a and/orlower resin 7b) is held by a robot or the like and is transported above thecathode 84 within theplating tank 81. - The plating process shown in FIG.22 is a final plating process which is carried out after a pre-plating process using Ag, Au, Pb or the like is carried out with respect to the
lead frame 2 during the production process of the semiconductor device 1C. However, no plating is made on the cut surface which is formed when the tip ends 8b of the outer leads 8 are cut when this final plating process is carried out. Hence, a pre-plating process may be carried out with respect to the cut surface, but such a pre-plating process is not essential. When the final plating process is carried out, the adherence of the plating material on the cut surface at the tip ends of the outer leads 8 is poorer than that of the other parts which have been subjected to the pre-plating process, however, the cut surface at the tip ends of the outer leads 8 help the generation of the solder fillet when mounting the semiconductor device 1C and no problems are caused thereby. For this reason, it is not essential to carry out the pre-plating process with respect to the cut surface of the tip ends of the outer leads 8. - On the other hand, if the
lead frame 2 is not subjected to a plating process using Ag or the like, it is necessary to carry out a pre-plating process before the final plating process shown in FIG.22, in order to improve the adherence of the plating material during the final plating process. - The pre-plating process in this case is carried out after the packaging of the upper and
lower resins bar 63 and the unwanted part at the tip ends 8b of the outer leads 8 are electrically connected, and an acid cleaning and the like is sufficiently carried out. In addition, an electroplating or an electroless plating (chemical plating) may be carried out after the cleaning. - Furthermore, the unwanted parts are cut off as shown in FIG.20 and the semiconductor device 1C is carried out on the
carrier 41 before carrying out the final plating process shown in FIG.22. - In the description given above with reference to FIG.22, the plating process including the pre-plating process employs the electroplating technique. However, it is also possible to employ the electroless plating (chemical plating) technique.
- Therefore, the plating process which is carried out to ensure a positive mounting of the semiconductor device 1C on the substrate or the like can be carried out even after the outer leads 8 are bent, without applying an external force on the outer leads 8. As a result, it is possible to prevent deformation of the outer leads 8 and also prevent deterioration of the position accuracy of the outer leads 8.
- Next, a description will be given of a third embodiment of the method of testing the semiconductor device, by referring to FIGS.23 and 24. FIG.23 shows a socket which is used for the test, and FIG.24 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the socket shown in FIG.23.
- In FIG.23, a
socket 61 which is used as a testing jig is made up of abody 62 which has a box shape slightly larger than the external size of thecarrier 41. Thecarrier 41 is generally positioned by aside part 63 of thebody 62. Abase 64 is for positioning thelower rein 7b of the semiconductor device 1C is provided at the bottom of thebody 62.Probes 66 which are electrically connected toterminals 65 are provided in the periphery of the base 64 in correspondence with the outer leads 8 of the semiconductor device 1C. In addition, alid 67 for pushing theupper resin 7a of the semiconductor device 1C is pivotally supported on thebody 62. - In FIG.24 (A), the
carrier 41 is generally positioned when thecarrier 41 is inserted into thebody 62, and in this state, thelower resin 7b of the semiconductor device 1C is placed on and is positioned by thebase 64. In this state, the outer leads 8 make contact with the correspondingprobes 66 at the exposed part 8a shown in FIG.7. - Then, as shown in FIG.24 (B), the
upper resin 7a of the semiconductor device 1C is pushed by theclosed lid 67 and is fixed within thebody 62 so that it is possible to test the semiconductor device 1C. - Therefore, the semiconductor device 1C can be placed on and electrically connected to the
socket 61 by simply placing the semiconductor device 1C into thebody 62 in a state where the semiconductor device 1C is carried on thesocket 41. Hence, it is possible to prevent the outer leads 8 from making contact with thesocket 61 when the semiconductor device 1C is placed on thesocket 61, and the deformation of the outer leads 8 is prevented when testing the semiconductor device 1C. - Next, a description will be given of a method of mounting the semiconductor device 1C, for example, on a substrate, by referring to FIG.25.
- First, one of the
stacked carriers 41 is lifted by ahand 71 as shown in FIG.25 (A), and is positioned and placed on apositioning support 72 shown in FIG.25 (B). Thepositioning support 72 has a box shape slightly larger than the external size of thecarrier 41, and generally positions thecarrier 41 placed thereon. Theupper resin 7a of the semiconductor device 1C is pushed on apositioning base 73 of thepositioning support 72 by a pushingpart 74, so as to separate the semiconductor device 1C from thecarrier 41. Hence, thelower resin 7b is placed on thepositioning base 73 so as to position the semiconductor device 1C. - Then, only the
empty carrier 41 is removed by thehand 71 as shown in FIG.25 (C), and theupper resin 7a is held by ahand 75. Furthermore, the semiconductor device 1C is placed at a predetermined position on asubstrate 76 by thehand 75 as shown in FIG.25 (D), and the mounting of the semiconductor device 1C is completed by carrying out a solder reflow process or the like. - Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the outer leads 8 from touching the jig or the like also when mounting the semiconductor device 1C on the
substrate 76. Thus, the deformation of the outer leads 8 can be prevented. - Next, a description will be given of a ninth embodiment of the semiconductor device according to the present invention, by referring to FIG.26. In FIG.26, those parts which are the same as those corresponding parts in FIG.7 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- In this embodiment, the outer leads 8 of a semiconductor device 1C′ shown in FIG.26 are bent in a direction opposite to those of the semiconductor device 1C shown in FIG.7 (A). Otherwise, the semiconductor device 1C′ is the same as the semiconductor device 1C. It is of course possible to make the
lower resin 7b of thepackage 7 larger than theupper resin 7a, as described above. In this case, the construction of the semiconductor device will be identical to that of the semiconductor device 1C shown in FIG.7 except that the lower resin would have the size of theupper resin 7a shown in FIG.7 and the upper resin would have the size of thelower resin 7b shown in FIG.7. - According to this embodiment of the semiconductor device, there is an additional advantage in that the semiconductor device 1C′ can be tested by contacting the probes to the outer leads 8 at the exposed part 8a in a state where the semiconductor device 1C′ is mounted on the circuit substrate or the like.
- FIG.27 shows another embodiment of a carrier having the semiconductor device 1C′ shown in FIG.26 inserted therein. FIG.27 (A) shows a plan view of a
carrier 41A and FIG.27 (B) shows a bottom view of thecarrier 41A. In FIG.27, those parts which are basically the same as those corresponding parts in FIG.19 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted. - FIG.28 (A) shows a cross section of the
carrier 41A taken along a line e-e′ in FIG.27 (A), and FIG.28 (B) shows a cross section of thecarrier 41A taken along a line f-f′ in FIG.27 (A). - As may be seen from FIGS.27 and 28, the
carrier 41A does not have locking parts 43a through 43a of thecarrier 41 shown in FIG.19. Instead, thecarrier 41A supports the semiconductor device 1C′ by the pushing claws 44a through 44d alone. Hence, both theupper resin 7a and thelower resin 7b of the semiconductor device 1C′ becomes exposed in bottom view and the top view of thecarrier 41A, respectively. - Next, a description will be given of a fourth embodiment of the method of testing the semiconductor device, by referring to FIG.29. FIG.29 shows a socket which is used for the test. In FIG.29, those parts which are the same as those corresponding parts in FIG.24 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- In FIG.29, a socket 61A which is used as a testing jig has a construction which is basically the same as the
socket 61 shown in FIG.24. The difference between thesocket 61 shown in FIG.24 is that in FIG.29 the outer leads 8 of the semiconductor device 1C′ curve upwardly within thecarrier 41A. - Next, a description will be given of a resin molding process with respect to the
tape carrier 91 shown in FIG.14, by referring to FIG.30. FIG.30 shows thetape carrier 91 before thechip 4 is mounted thereof. In FIG.30, those parts which are the same as those corresponding parts in FIG.14 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted. - In FIG.30, an opening 111 is provided at a position where the
chip 4 is to be mounted.First holes 112 are provided along each side of the opening 111, so as to enable upward and downward flow of the resin at the time of the molding. In addition, asecond hole 113 is provided at one position between two adjacent outer lead holes 95, to enable flow of the resin to upper and lower gates of the metal die which will be described later. - FIG.31 is a diagram for explaining the general resin molding process for the tape carrier. In FIG.31 (A), the
tape carrier 91 is positioned in acavity 115 which is formed by an upper metal die 114a and a lower metal die 114b. The resin is injected to thecavity 115 of the lower metal die 114b via arunner 117 and alower gate 116b shown in FIG.31 (C). In this case, a communication hole 118a is formed in thetape carrier 91, and the molding is carried out by supplying the resin from therunner 117 to anupper gate 116a of the upper metal die 114a via the communication hole 118a. - FIG.31 (B) shows a case where no upper gate is provided in the upper metal die 114a. In this case, a communication hole 118b is formed at a part of the
tape carrier 91 located within thecavity 115, and the molding is carried out by supplying the resin within thecavity 115. - In either case, the molding is carried out by supplying the resin to the upper part of the cavity by forming the communication hole 118a or 118b in the
tape carrier 91. However, when the sizes of the upper andlower resins package 7 are different as shown in FIG.7, for example, problems occur. First, in the case shown in FIG.31 (A), the mark of theupper gate 116a or thelower gate 116b will remain at the exposed part 8a of theupper resin 7a if the size of thecavity 115 is simply made different at the top and bottom. On the other hand, in the case shown in FIG.31 (B), the formation of the communication hole 118b will be limited by the size of thechip 4, and the molding process will be difficult to carry out. - FIG.32 is a diagram for explaining a resin molding of the
tape carrier 91 shown in FIG.30 according to this embodiment of the method of producing the semiconductor device. FIG.32 (A) is a plan view of a metal die which is used for the resin molding, FIG.32 (B) shows a cross section along a line A-A in FIG.32 (A), and FIG.32 (C) shows a cross section along a line B-B in FIG.32 (A). - In FIG.32, a
palette 121 is interposed between an upper metal die 120a and alower metal die 120b. Anupper runner 122a for supplying melted resin is formed at a part (upper gate which will be described later) of the upper metal die 120a making contact with thepalette 121. In addition, thelower metal die 120b includes arecess 123a which forms thecavity 123, and alower gate 124 which communicates to therecess 123a.Rods 125a and 125b are used for separating the upper and lower metal dies 120a and 120b after the resin molding. - The
palette 121 includes an opening 123b which forms thecavity 123, alower runner 122b which forms therunner 122 together with theupper runner 122a, and anupper gate 126 which communicates the opening 123b and thelower runner 122b. In other words, thecavity 123 is formed by the opening 123b of thepalette 121 and therecess 123a of thelower metal die 120b which contacts theupper metal die 120a. Therecess 123a forms theupper resin 7a, and the opening 123b forms thelower resin 7b. In addition, as shown in FIG.32 (B), acommunication hole 127 is formed in thepalette 121 to communicate theupper runner 122a to thelower gate 124 of thelower metal die 120b. - FIG.33 is a diagram for explaining the gate shown in FIG.32. FIG.33 (A) shows a plan view of the
palette 121, and FIG.33 (B) shows a plan view of thelower metal die 120b. As shown in FIG.33, thelower runner 122b and the opening 123b of thepalette 121 communicate at theupper gate 126, and thecommunication hole 127 of thelower runner 122b communicates to thelower gate 124 of thelower metal die 120b. It is of course possible to provide therunner 123 in only thepalette 121 or in only theupper metal die 120a. - By positioning the
tape carrier 91 shown in FIG.30 within thecavity 123 using thepalette 121 described before and injecting the resin from therunner 122, the resin flows to thelower gate 124 from thecommunication hole 127 of thepalette 121 via thesecond hole 113 of thetape carrier 91. Furthermore, the resin within thecavity 123 flows into therecess 123a via thefirst holes 112 and flows to theupper gate 126. Hence, the resin molding process can be carried out smoothly in a satisfactory manner. - Therefore, in order to form the
upper gate 126 and thelower gate 124 in therecess 123a and the opening 123b which have mutually different shapes and form thecavity 123, thepalette 121 is interposed between the upper metal die 120a and thelower metal die 120b. As a result, it is possible to independenty form theupper resin 7a and thelower resin 7a of thepackage 7. In addition, it is possible to easily carry out the resin molding process without forming the mark of the gate at the exposed part 8a. - Of course, the upper and lower metal dies 120a and 120b may be reversed in FIG.32.
- There are semiconductor elements which generate heat during operation, and it is necessary to efficiently cool such semiconductor elements. For this reason, there is a known semiconductor device having a radiator member such as a radiator fin for cooling the semiconductor elements, and the radiator member is provided on a package which encapsulates the semiconductor elements. It is desirable that the radiator member has a high radiator characteristic from the point of view of its function, and it is desirable that the radiator member can be made in a simple manner and at a low cost from the point of view of production.
- On the other hand, there is strong demand to realize a thin semiconductor device, and the semiconductor device having the radiator member is no exception.
- FIGS.35 and 36 show an example of a conventional semiconductor device having a radiator member. A
semiconductor device 501 shown in FIGS.35 and 36 generally includes apackage 502 andradiator fins 503. Thepackage 502 is made of a resin, and theradiator fins 503 are made of a metal having a satisfactory radiator efficiency. - The
package 502 is molded from the resin to encapsulate the semiconductor elements, and the semiconductor elements are protected by thispackage 502. A plurality ofleads 504 extend from thepackage 502. The leads 504 are connected to the semiconductor elements within thepackage 2, and the exposed leads 504 connect to a circuit substrate or the like when thesemiconductor device 501 is mounted. - The
radiator fins 503 have a shape with a large surface area as shown so as to improve the radiator efficiency. An adhesive agent is used to mount theradiator fins 503 on thepackage 502. The adhesive agent is made of an epoxy system resin having a satisfactory thermal conduction. - In other words, the pin grid array package described above was generally used as the package structure having the improved radiator characteristic. However, due to the recent trend to employ the surface mounting, there are demands to realize a surface mounting type package having an improve radiator efficiency. In addition, there are also demands to reduce the thickness of the semiconductor device, and it is thus desirable to improve the radiator characteristic without the use of the
bulky radiator fins 503. - FIG.37 shows another example of the conventional semiconductor device which was developed to satisfy the above described demands. A
semiconductor device 505 shown in FIG.37 generally includes asemiconductor chip 506, leads 507, apackage 508, aradiator plate 509, and astage 510. Thesemiconductor chip 506 is die-bonded on the lower surface of thestage 510, and thesemiconductor chip 506 and theleads 507 are connected byAu wires 511. Outer lead parts of the leads 107 extend outside thepackage 508 which is made of a resin, and are formed into a gull-wing shape, for example, to suit surface mounting of thesemiconductor device 505. - The
package 508 encapsulates thesemiconductor chip 506, inner lead parts of theleads 507, thestage 510 and the like. In addition, acavity 512 is formed on top of thepackage 508. Theradiator plate 509 is fixed within thecavity 512 by anadhesive agent 513 having a high thermal conductivity. - However, according to the
semiconductor device 505, a molding process is carried out to expose the top surface of thestage 510 within thecavity 512 so as to improve the radiator characteristic. In addition, the exposedstage 510 and theradiator plate 509 are connected directly through theadhesive agent 513. For this reason, it is necessary to use metal dies having a high precision and to form the lead frame with a high accuracy in order to carry out the molding process so that the top surface of thestage 510 becomes exposed within thecavity 512. Therefore, there are problems in that the production process becomes troublesome to perform and that the production cost becomes relatively high. - On the other hand, the
radiator plate 509 must be fixed within thecavity 512 after the molding process is completed. But in a state where thestage 510 is exposed within thecavity 512 after the molding process, there is a possibility of moisture entering within thepackage 508 from the boundary part between thestage 510 and thepackage 508. If moisture enters within thepackage 508, this moisture generates vapor during each of the various heating processes which are carried out after the molding process. As a result, there is a problem in that the generation of the vapor causes cracking or breaking of thepackage 508 and greatly deteriorates the reliability of thesemiconductor device 505. - Next, a description will be given of a tenth embodiment of the semiconductor device according to the present invention, in which the problem of the
conventional semiconductor device 505 is eliminated. - FIGS.38 and 39 respectively are a perspective view and a side view in cross section of the tenth embodiment of the semiconductor device. A
semiconductor device 220 shown in FIGS.38 and 39 generally includes apackage 221 and aradiator member 222. Theradiator member 222 is made of a material having a thermal conductivity higher than that of thepackage 221. - The
package 221 is formed from an epoxy resin, for example, and encapsulates asemiconductor chip 223, astage 224 and inner leads 225a of leads 225. That is, thepackage 221 is the so-called surface mounting type package. Thesemiconductor chip 223 is die-bonded on thestage 224 and is resin-encapsulated, so that thestage 224 is completely embedded and encapsulated within thepackage 221 as shown in FIG.39. Accordingly, compared to theconventional semiconductor device 505 shown in FIG.37, it is possible to positively prevent moisture from entering within thepackage 221 by the structure of thepackage 221. Even if thepackage 221 is subjected to a heating process thereafter, it is possible to suppress the generation of vapor and accordingly prevent thepackage 221 from cracking or breaking. In other words, it is possible to improve the reliability of thesemiconductor device 220. - The
semiconductor chip 223 which is arranged on thestage 224 is connected to the inner leads 225a of theleads 225 by wire-bonding. On the other hand,outer leads 225b of theleads 225 extend outside thepackage 221 so as to enable connection with a circuit substrate or the like when mounting thesemiconductor device 220 on the circuit substrate or the like. - The
package 221 has a shape such that anupper body 221a which is located above theleads 225 becomes smaller with respect to alower body 221b which is located below the leads 225. In addition, as shown in FIG.40 which shows thesemiconductor device 220 with theradiator member 222 removed, a stepped part is formed between the upper andlower bodies lower bodies leads 225 are exposed at the upper surface of the stepped part, that is, at the upper surface of thelower body 221b. The outer leads 225b are shaped into the gull-wing shape on the outside of thelower body 221b to suit mounting of thesemiconductor device 220 on the circuit substrate or the like. - Next, a description will be given of a method of producing the
package 221 having the upper body 21a which is smaller than the lower body 21b, by referring to FIG.41. In FIG.41, thesemiconductor chip 223 is die-bonded on thestage 224 of alead frame 226 which already has thestage 224 and theleads 225 formed thereon. Thesemiconductor chip 223 and the inner leads 225a are bonded bywires 227. Thelead frame 226 having thesemiconductor chip 223 mounted thereon is inserted into ametal die 228 which is made up of upper and lower dies 228a and 228b. Acavity 228a-1 formed in theupper die 228a is smaller than acavity 228a-2 formed in thelower die 228b. - Accordingly, by injecting a resin into a
gate 229 which is formed in theupper die 228a, thepackage 221 having theupper body 221a smaller than thelower body 221b is formed. The process of forming thepackage 221 is basically the same as that of the conventional process, except that the shapes of thecavities 228a-1 and 228a-2 are mutually different. Thus, although the shapes of the upper andlower bodies package 221. - Returning now to the description of FIGS.38 and 39, the
radiator member 222 is made of an aluminum plate and has a height which is approximately the same as a projecting length L of thelower body 221b from theupper body 221a. In addition, the shape of theradiator member 222 in the plan view viewed from above thesemiconductor device 220 is approximately the same as the shape of thelower body 221b in the plan view. An insertinghole 230 is formed at a central part of theradiator member 222. The position of the insertinghole 230 corresponds to the position and shape of theupper body 221a. - The
radiator member 222 having the construction described above is provided on the stepped part formed between the upper andlower bodies package 221 by anadhesive agent 231 which has a high thermal conduction. In this fixed state, theupper body 221a fits within the insertinghole 230, and the outer leads 225b of theleads 225 extending on thelower body 221b are bonded to theradiator member 222 via theadhesive agent 231. - The size of the inserting
hole 230 does not need to match the shape of theupper body 221a with a high precision, and the insertinghole 230 simply needs to be formed slightly larger than the shape of theupper body 221a. This is because theadhesive agent 231 is interposed between theupper body 221a and theradiator member 222. Accordingly, the process of forming the insertinghole 230 in theradiator member 222 does not require high precision, and the insertinghole 230 can be formed with ease. In addition, because theadhesive agent 231 is made of an insulating material, theleads 225 will not be short-circuited even though theadhesive agent 231 is bonded on theleads 225. - Next, a description will be given of the radiator function of the
semiconductor device 220, by referring to FIG.39. Theradiator member 222 surrounds theupper body 221a. Furthermore, theradiator member 222 is also bonded to theleads 225 via theadhesive agent 231. For this reason, the heat which is generated from thesemiconductor chip 223 mainly conducts to the outside via thepackage 221 and theleads 225. The heat conducting through thepackage 221 is transferred to theradiator member 222 at the connecting part where the insertinghole 230 and theupper body 221a meet. On the other hand, the heat conducting through theleads 225 is transferred to theradiator member 222 where theleads 225 and theradiator member 222 connect via theadhesive agent 231. - Therefore, the heat generated from the
semiconductor chip 223 conducts to theradiator member 222 over an extremely large area, thereby improving the radiator efficiency. Moreover, since theradiator member 222 is constructed to surround theupper body 221a, the surface area of theradiator member 222 making contact with the atmosphere is large and the radiator efficiency is also improved thereby. - On the other hand, the height of the
radiator member 222 is approximately the same as the projecting length L of thelower body 221b from theupper body 221a. In addition, the shape of theradiator member 222 in the plan view is approximately the same as the shape of thelower body 221b in the plan view. Accordingly, in the state where theradiator member 222 is mounted on thepackage 221, the overall height and size of thesemiconductor device 220 can be kept approximately the same as those of the semiconductor device having noradiator member 222. In other words, the thickness of thesemiconductor device 220 can be kept the same even if theradiator member 222 is provided. Therefore, it is possible to realize a thin semiconductor device having the improved radiator efficiency. - Next, a description will be given of an eleventh embodiment of the semiconductor device according to the present invention, by referring to FIG.42. In FIG.42, those parts which are the same as those corresponding parts in FIGS.38 and 39 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- As is well known, a stage which is mounted with a semiconductor chip is supported on a frame of a lead frame by a support member referred to as a support bar. In the tenth embodiment of the semiconductor device, only the leads 225 (outer leads 225b) of the
semiconductor device 220 extend outside thepackage 221 and the support bar is hidden within thepackage 221. - But in this eleventh embodiment of the semiconductor device, a
support bar 233 also extends outside apackage 228 of asemiconductor device 232 together with outer leads 225a of theleads 225. In addition, thesupport bar 233 is bonded to theradiator member 222 via theadhesive agent 231. - The
semiconductor chip 223 is mounted on thestage 224, and thisstage 224 most conducts the heat generated from thesemiconductor chip 223. Hence, by extending thesupport bar 233 which is integrally formed on thestage 224 outside thepackage 221 and bonding thesupport bar 233 to theradiator member 222 via theadhesive agent 231, it becomes possible to more efficiently radiate the heat which is generated from thesemiconductor chip 223. - Of course, the tenth and eleventh embodiments of the semiconductor device is not limited to the surface mounting type package, but is also applicable similarly to other package structures.
- FIGS.42 through 45 respectively show modifications of the fourth through seventh embodiments of the semiconductor device shown in FIGS.10 through 13. In FIGS.42 through 45, those parts which are the same as those corresponding parts in FIGS.10 through 13 are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted. These modifications also have a radiator member.
- In FIG.42, a
radiator plate 97a is provided on the back surface of thesubstrate 31, and thisradiator plate 97a is exposed when the resin molding process is made. - In FIG.43, the
chip 4 is adhered on aradiator plate 97b by an adhesive agent 98a. In addition, theradiator plate 97b is adhered on the lead frame (inner leads) 2 by anadhesive agent 98b. Theradiator plate 97b is exposed when the resin molding process is made. - In FIG.44, the
leads 93 are formed on thetape carrier 91, and thechip 4 is bonded on thetape carrier 91 by the flip-chip bonding. In other words, abump 96 bonds each lead 93 to thechip 4. Aradiator plate 97c is adhered to the back surface of thechip 4 by anadhesive agent 99a. Theradiator plate 97c is exposed when the resin molding process is made. - In FIG.45, the
tape carrier 91 shown in FIG.44 is adhered to aradiator plate 97d by anadhesive agent 99b, so as to replace thelower resin 7b by theradiator plate 97d. - According to these modifications of the fourth through seventh embodiments of the semiconductor device, it is possible to efficiently radiate the heat which is generated from the
chip 4 because each of theradiator plates 97a through 97d are made of a material having a thermal conductivity higher than that of thepackage 7. - Further, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, but various variations and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
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- A semiconductor device comprising a plurality of leads (225) respectively made up of an inner lead (5, 93a, 225a) and an outer lead (8, 93b, 225b) ; a semiconductor chip (4, 223) electrically connected to the inner leads of said leads; and a package (7, 221) encapsulating at least the inner leads of said leads and said semiconductor chip so that the outer leads extend outwardly of said package, characterized in that said package (7) has an upper part (7a, 221a) and a lower part (7b, 221b) which have mutually different sizes such that a stepped part is formed between the upper and lower parts by the different sizes, and that each of said outer leads (8) have a wide part (21) which is wider than other parts of the outer lead extending outwardly of said package (7) only within the stepped part of said package.
- The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that there are further provided projections (16) integrally provided on the stepped part on both sides of each outer lead (8).
- The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that each outer lead (8) has an exposed surface (8a) which is exposed at the stepped part, and surfaces of each outer lead (8) other than the exposed surface are embedded in one of the upper and lower parts (7a, 7b) at the stepped part.
- The semiconductor device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that each outer lead (8) has a length of at least 400 µm at the stepped part.
- The semiconductor device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the wide parts (21) of the outer leads are arranged in a zigzag pattern within the stepped part.
- The semiconductor device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that said leads are formed by a lead frame (2) having a stage (3) at a central part thereof, said semiconductor chip (4) is mounted on the stage (3) of the lead frame (2), and the semiconductor device further comprises a plurality of wires (6) which bond the semiconductor chip (4) to the inner leads (5).
- The semiconductor device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that said leads are formed on a tape carrier (91), and the semiconductor device further comprises a plurality of bumps (96) which bond the semiconductor chip (4) to the inner leads (93a).
- The semiconductor device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the outer leads (8) curve towards the upper part (7a) of said package (7).
- The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that the outer leads (8) have a curved shape selected from a group consisting of an approximate L-shape, an approximate S-shape and a gull-wing shape.
- The semiconductor device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the outer leads (8) curve towards the lower part (7b) of said package (7).
- The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that the outer leads (8) have a curved shape selected from a group consisting of an approximate L-shape, an approximate S-shape and a gull-wing shape.
- The semiconductor device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that there is further provided a radiator member (97a-97d) provided on a smaller one of the upper and lower parts (7a, 7b) of the package (7) so as to improve thermal conduction of heat generated from said semiconductor chip (4), said radiator member (97a-97d) being made of a material having a thermal conductivity higher than that of said package (7).
- The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 12, characterized in that said radiator member (97a, 97b) is embedded in the smaller one of the upper and lower parts (7a, 7b) of the package (7).
- The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 12, characterized in that said radiator member (97a-97d) forms a part of the smaller one of the upper and lower parts (7a, 7b) of the package (7).
- The semiconductor device as claimed in any of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that there is further provided a radiator member (222) provided on the stepped part so as to improve thermal conduction of heat generated from said semiconductor chip (223), said radiator member (222) being made of a material having a thermal conductivity higher than that of said package (221).
- The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 15, characterized in that said radiator member (222) has a hole (230) which matches the size of a smaller one of the upper and lower parts (221a, 221b) of said package (221) so that a surface of the smaller part exposed through the hole (230) matches a surface of said radiator member (222).
- The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 15 or 16, characterized in that said radiator member (222) is adhered to the outer leads (225b) at the stepped part by an adhesive agent (231).
- The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 17, characterized in that the adhesive agent (231) is made of an insulating material.
- The semiconductor device as claimed in any of claims 15 to 18, characterized in that said leads (225) are formed by a lead frame (226) having a stage at a central part thereof and support bars (233) for supporting the stage, said semiconductor chip (223) is mounted on the stage of the lead frame (226), said support bars (233) extend outwardly of said package (221) at the stepped part, said radiator member (222) is adhered to the outer leads (225b) and the support bars (233) at the stepped part, and the semiconductor device further comprises a plurality of wires (227) which bond the semiconductor chip (223) to the inner leads (225a).
- The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the inner leads of said leads (93) overlap a part of said semiconductor chip (4) to make electrical contact therewith.
- The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 20, characterized in that there are further provided bumps (96) which bond the inner leads of said leads (93) to said semiconductor chip (4).
- A carrier for carrying a semiconductor device (1A-1H) which comprises a plurality of leads respectively made up of an inner lead (5, 93a) and an outer lead (8, 93b), a semiconductor chip (4) electrically connected to the inner leads of the leads, and a generally rectangular package (7) encapsulating at least the inner leads of the leads and the semiconductor chip so that the outer leads extend outwardly of the package, said package (7) having an upper part (7a) and a lower part (7b) which have mutually different sizes such that a stepped part is formed between the upper and lower parts by the different sizes, each of said outer leads (8, 93b) having a part (8a) which is exposed at the stepped part of the package, characterized in that said carrier comprises: a sidewall part (42) which has a hollow rectangular column shape which opens to top and bottom thereof; and locking parts (43a-43d, 44a-44d) provided on said sidewall part for locking at least corners of the stepped part of the semiconductor device (1A-1H) which is accommodated within the sidewall part (42), said sidewall part (42) surrounding sides of the semiconductor device (1A-1H) to protect the outer leads (8, 93b).
- The carrier as claimed in claim 22, characterized in that said locking parts (43a-43d, 44a-44d) respectively include a pushing claw (44a-44d) for pushing against the corner of the stepped part of the semiconductor device (1A-1H).
- The carrier as claimed in claim 22 or 23, characterized in that at least a part of each side of a larger one of the upper and lower parts (7a, 7b) of the package (7) of the semiconductor device (1A-1H) is exposed via the top or bottom of said sidewall part (42).
- The carrier as claimed in claim 22 or 23, characterized in that at least the exposed part (8a) of each of the outer leads (8, 93b) of the semiconductor device (1A-1H) is exposed via the top or bottom of said sidewall part (42).
- The carrier as claimed in any of claims 22 to 25, characterized in that there are further provided first engaging means (45a-45d) provided at an upper end of said sidewall part (42) and second engaging means (46a-46d) provided at a lower end of said sidewall part (42), said first and second engaging means (45a-45d, 46a-46d) having corresponding engageable configurations so that one carrier can be stacked on another carrier.
- A method of testing a semiconductor device (1A-1H) which comprises a plurality of leads respectively made up of an inner lead (5, 93a) and an outer lead (8, 93b), a semiconductor chip (4) electrically connected to the inner leads (5, 93a) of the leads, and a generally rectangular package (7) encapsulating at least the inner leads (5, 93a) of the leads and the semiconductor chip (4) so that the outer leads (8, 93b) extend outwardly of the package (7), said package (7) having an upper part (7a) and a lower part (7b) which have mutually different sizes such that a stepped part is formed between the upper and lower parts (7a, 7b) by the different sizes, each of said outer leads (8, 93b) having a part (8a) which is exposed at the stepped part of the package (7), characterized in that said method comprises the steps of:(a) placing the semiconductor device (1A-1H) in a testing position on a socket (14, 61, 61A) so that probes (15, 66) of the socket make contact with corresponding outer leads (8, 93b) which are exposed at the stepped part of the package of the semiconductor device; and(b) checking performance of the semiconductor device (1A-1H) by supplying signals from a testing equipment (13) to the outer leads (8, 93b) via the probes (15, 66) of the socket (14, 61, 61A).
- The method of testing the semiconductor device as claimed in claim 27, characterized in that said step (a) places the semiconductor device (1A-1H) on the socket (14, 61, 61A) so that in the testing position the stepped part and a smaller one of the upper and lower parts (7a, 7b) of the package (7) are supported by the socket (14, 61, 61A).
- The method of testing the semiconductor device as claimed in claim 27, characterized in that said step (a) accommodates the semiconductor device (1A-1H) within a carrier (41, 41A) when placing the semiconductor device in the testing position on the socket (61, 61A), said carrier (41, 41A) comprising a sidewall part (42) which has a hollow rectangular column shape which opens to top and bottom thereof and locking parts (43a-43d, 44a-44d) provided on the sidewall part for locking at least corners of the stepped part of the semiconductor device (1A-1H) which is accommodated within the sidewall part, said sidewall part surrounding sides of the semiconductor device to protect the outer leads (8, 93b).
- The method of testing the semiconductor device as claimed in claim 29, characterized in that said step (a) positions the semiconductor device (1A-1H) relative to the socket (61, 61A) by pushing against a larger one of the upper and lower parts (7a, 7b) of the package (7) by a lid (67) of the socket (61, 61A).
- The method of testing the semiconductor device as claimed in any of claims 27 to 30, characterized in that each of said outer leads (8, 93b) have a wide part (21) which is wider than other parts of the outer lead extending outwardly of the package (7) only within the stepped part of the package, and said step (a) places the semiconductor device (1A-1H) in the testing position on the socket (14, 61, 61A) so that each probe (15, 66) contacts the wide part (21) of each outer lead (8, 93b).
- A method of producing a semiconductor device (1A-1H) which comprises a plurality of leads respectively made up of an inner lead (5, 93a) and an outer lead (8, 93b), a semiconductor chip (4) electrically connected to the inner leads of the leads, and a generally rectangular package (7) encapsulating at least the inner leads of the leads and the semiconductor chip so that the outer leads extend outwardly of the package, said package (7) having an upper part (7a) and a lower part (7b) which have mutually different sizes such that a stepped part is formed between the upper and lower parts by the different sizes, each of said outer leads having a part which is exposed at the stepped part of the package, characterized in that said method comprises the steps of:(a) placing the semiconductor device (1A-1H) on a support (84, 85) so that the semiconductor device is supported by the stepped part and a smaller one of the upper and lower parts (7a, 7b) of the package (7); and(b) plating a metal on the outer leads (8, 93b).
- The method of producing the semiconductor device as claimed in claim 32, characterized in that said step (b) carries out one of electroplating and electroless plating.
- The method of producing the semiconductor device as claimed in claim 32, characterized in that said step (a) places the semiconductor device (1A-1H) on the support (84, 85) within a plating tank (81) which is filled with a plating liquid (82) so that the outer leads (8, 93b) exposed at the stepped part make contact with a first electrode (84) which forms the support, said first electrode (84) being coupled to a second electrode (83) which is within the plating tank (81) via a power source (86), and said step (b) carries out an electroplating.
- The method of producing the semiconductor device as claimed in any of claims 32 to 34, characterized in that there is further provided the step (c) of plating the outer leads (8, 93b) prior to said steps (a) and (b).
- The method of producing the semiconductor device as claimed in any of claims 32 to 34, characterized in that there is further provided the step (c) of carrying out a pre-plating process with respect to the outer leads (8, 93b) prior to said steps (a) and (b).
- The method of producing the semiconductor device as claimed in claim 32, characterized in that there is further provided the step (c) of accommodating the semiconductor device (1A-1H) within a carrier (41, 41A) when placing the semiconductor device on the support (84, 85), said carrier (41, 41A) comprising a sidewall part (42) which has a hollow rectangular column shape which opens to top and bottom thereof and locking parts (43a-43d, 44a-44d) provided on the sidewall part for locking at least corners of the stepped part of the semiconductor device which is accommodated within the sidewall part, said sidewall part (42) surrounding sides of the semiconductor device to protect the outer leads (8, 43b).
- The method of producing the semiconductor device as claimed in claim 37, characterized in that said step (a) places the carrier (41, 41A) accommodating the semiconductor device (1A-1H) on the support (84, 85) within a plating tank (81) which is filled with a plating liquid (82) so that the outer leads (8, 93b) exposed at the stepped part make contact with a first electrode (84) which forms the support, said first electrode (84) being coupled to a second electrode (83) which is within the plating tank (81) via a power source (86), and said step (b) carries out an electroplating.
- The method of producing the semiconductor device as claimed in any of claims 32 to 38, characterized in that there is further provided the step of (c) cutting off unwanted parts of the outer leads (8, 93b) prior to said steps (a) and (b).
- A method of producing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of:(a) placing a semi-completed device having leads in a molding position within a cavity (123) which is formed by first and second dies (120b, 120a) which connect via a palette (121), said cavity (123) being formed by a recess (123a) of the first die (120b) and an opening (123b) of the palette (121), said first die (120b) having a first gate (124) which communicates to the recess (123a), said palette (121) having a second gate (126) which communicates to the opening (123b), at least one of the first die (120b) and the palette (121) having a runner (122) which communicates with the first and second gates (124, 126) ; and(b) injecting a resin into the cavity (123) via the runner (122) and the first and second gates (124, 126) to mold a resin package (7) which encapsulates the semi-completed device so that the leads (8, 93b) extend outwardly from the resin package, said recess (123a) being larger than the opening (123b) so that one half (7a) of the package (7) above the leads (8, 93b) is larger than the remaining half (7b) of the package (7) below the leads and the leads are exposed at a stepped part which is formed by a difference between the sizes of the two halves forming the package.
- The method of producing the semiconductor device as claimed in claim 40, characterized in that said step (b) injects the resin from the runner (122) to the second gate (126) via a hole (127) in the palette (121).
- The method of producing the semiconductor device as claimed in claim 40, characterized in that said step (b) injects the resin from the runner (122) which is formed in only the palette (121).
- The method of producing the semiconductor device as claimed in claim 40, characterized in that said step (b) injects the resin from the runner (122) which is formed in only the first die (120b).
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